Afrika Zibetkatze vs Diana-Meerkatze

Civettictis civetta compared with Cercopithecus diana

Key Differences

• Afrika Zibetkatze is Least Concern while Diana-Meerkatze is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afrika Zibetkatze	Diana-Meerkatze
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Viverridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Civettictis	Cercopithecus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cercopithecus diana

Evolutionary Relationship

Afrika Zibetkatze and Diana-Meerkatze share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Afrika Zibetkatze

LC — Least Concern

Diana-Meerkatze

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afrika Zibetkatze	Diana-Meerkatze
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afrika Zibetkatze

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Diana-Meerkatze

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Afrika Zibetkatze

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.