Crested servaline genet vs Sieva bean

Genetta cristata compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested servaline genet	Sieva bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Viverridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Genetta	Phaseolus
Species	Genetta cristata	Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested servaline genet	Sieva bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested servaline genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).