African civet vs Williamson's Mouse-deer

Civettictis civetta compared with Tragulus williamsoni

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Williamson's Mouse-deer is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Williamson's Mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Viverridae	Tragulidae
Genus	Civettictis	Tragulus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Tragulus williamsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Williamson's Mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Williamson's Mouse-deer

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Williamson's Mouse-deer
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.

Williamson's Mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.