African civet vs Yellow Nut Truffle

Civettictis civetta compared with Hymenogaster luteus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Yellow Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Yellow Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Viverridae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Civettictis	Hymenogaster
Species	Civettictis civetta	Hymenogaster luteus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Yellow Nut Truffle
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.

Yellow Nut Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.