African civet vs Wheat smut

Civettictis civetta compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Viverridae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Tilletia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Wheat smut
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.

Wheat smut

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).

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.