African civet vs Yarkand Hare

Civettictis civetta compared with Lepus yarkandensis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Yarkand Hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Yarkand Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Viverridae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Civettictis	Lepus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Lepus yarkandensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Yarkand Hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Yarkand Hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Yarkand Hare
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.

Yarkand Hare

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.