African civet vs White Afzelia

Civettictis civetta compared with Afzelia pachyloba

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while White Afzelia is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	White Afzelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Viverridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Afzelia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Afzelia pachyloba

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

White Afzelia

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	White Afzelia
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.

White Afzelia

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.