African civet vs Ussuri Shrew

Civettictis civetta compared with Sorex mirabilis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Ussuri Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Ussuri Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Viverridae	Soricidae
Genus	Civettictis	Sorex
Species	Civettictis civetta	Sorex mirabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Ussuri Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Ussuri Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Ussuri Shrew
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.

Ussuri Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.