African civet vs Waved Pincertail

Civettictis civetta compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Viverridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Civettictis	Onychogomphus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.