African civet vs Aguara Guazu

Civettictis civetta compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Aguara Guazu is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Aguara Guazu
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	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Civettictis	Chrysocyon
Species	Civettictis civetta	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Aguara Guazu

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Aguara Guazu
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.

Aguara Guazu

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.