African civet vs Manta arpón

Civettictis civetta compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Manta arpón is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Manta arpón
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Civettictis	Mobula
Species	Civettictis civetta	Mobula japanica

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Manta arpón share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Manta arpón

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Manta arpón
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.

Manta arpón

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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.