African civet vs Waxy Crust

Civettictis civetta compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Viverridae	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Vuilleminia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Waxy Crust
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.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.