African civet vs Zebra Duiker

Civettictis civetta compared with Cephalophus zebra

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Zebra Duiker is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Zebra Duiker
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Civettictis	Cephalophus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cephalophus zebra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Zebra Duiker

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Zebra Duiker
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.

Zebra Duiker

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.