African Jacana vs Malayan civet

Actophilornis africanus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Jacanidae	Viverridae
Genus	Actophilornis	Viverra
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Jacana

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Arab Emirates.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Jacana

The African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) is a species in the genus Actophilornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.