African civet vs Veatch's dodder

Civettictis civetta compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Viverridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Cuscuta
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

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.