African civet vs Tonkin wingnut

Civettictis civetta compared with Pterocarya tonkinensis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Tonkin wingnut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Tonkin wingnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Viverridae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Pterocarya
Species	Civettictis civetta	Pterocarya tonkinensis

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Tonkin wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Tonkin wingnut
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.

Tonkin wingnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.