African civet vs Gato Bengalí

Civettictis civetta compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Gato Bengalí
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	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Civettictis	Prionailurus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Prionailurus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Gato Bengalí

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Gato Bengalí
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 Bengalí

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Philippines 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.