African civet vs Gato Fossa de Madagascar

Civettictis civetta compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Gato Fossa de Madagascar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Gato Fossa de Madagascar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Viverridae	Eupleridae
Genus	Civettictis	Cryptoprocta
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Gato Fossa de Madagascar share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Gato Fossa de Madagascar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Gato Fossa de Madagascar
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.

Gato Fossa de Madagascar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.