African civet vs West Indies cherry

Civettictis civetta compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Viverridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Civettictis	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	West Indies cherry
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.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.