Civette africaine vs Chat à tête plate

Civettictis civetta compared with Prionailurus planiceps

Key Differences

• Civette africaine is Least Concern while Chat à tête plate is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Civette africaine	Chat à tête plate
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Carnivora (carnivores)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Viverridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Civettictis	Prionailurus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Prionailurus planiceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Civette africaine and Chat à tête plate share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnivores)

Conservation Status

Civette africaine

LC — Least Concern

Chat à tête plate

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Civette africaine	Chat à tête plate
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.

Chat à tête plate

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.