African civet vs White-faced Plover

Civettictis civetta compared with Charadrius dealbatus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while White-faced Plover is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	White-faced Plover
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Charadriidae
Genus	Civettictis	Charadrius
Species	Civettictis civetta	Charadrius dealbatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and White-faced Plover share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

White-faced Plover

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	White-faced Plover
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-faced Plover

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.