African civet vs Cercopiteco de Lowe

Civettictis civetta compared with Cercopithecus lowei

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Cercopiteco de Lowe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Cercopiteco de Lowe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Viverridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Civettictis	Cercopithecus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cercopithecus lowei

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Cercopiteco de Lowe share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Cercopiteco de Lowe

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Cercopiteco de Lowe
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.

Cercopiteco de Lowe

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.