Civette africaine vs Buff Button

Civettictis civetta compared with Acleris permutana

Key Differences

• Civette africaine is Least Concern while Buff Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Civette africaine	Buff Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Civettictis	Acleris
Species	Civettictis civetta	Acleris permutana

Evolutionary Relationship

Civette africaine and Buff Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Civette africaine

LC — Least Concern

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Civette africaine	Buff Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Civette africaine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Buff Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Civette africaine

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.

Buff Button

The Buff Button (Acleris permutana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.