African civet vs Timber Mazegill

Civettictis civetta compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Viverridae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Gloeophyllum
Species	Civettictis civetta	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Timber Mazegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

African civet

The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a species in the genus Civettictis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, found across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.