African Sober vs Malayan civet

Aproaerema polychromella compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• African Sober is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Sober	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Gelechiidae	Viverridae
Genus	Aproaerema	Viverra
Species	Aproaerema polychromella	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

African Sober and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Sober

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and South Africa.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Sober

The African Sober (Aproaerema polychromella) is a species in the genus Aproaerema. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.