Civette africaine vs Opossum de Derby

Civettictis civetta compared with Caluromys derbianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Civette africaine	Opossum de Derby
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Viverridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Civettictis	Caluromys
Species	Civettictis civetta	Caluromys derbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Civette africaine and Opossum de Derby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Civette africaine

LC — Least Concern

Opossum de Derby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Civette africaine	Opossum de Derby
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.

Opossum de Derby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.