Civette africaine vs Chat de Chine

Civettictis civetta compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Civette africaine	Chat de Chine
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 bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Civette africaine and Chat de Chine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnivores)

Conservation Status

Civette africaine

LC — Least Concern

Chat de Chine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Civette africaine	Chat de Chine
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 de Chine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Philippines and Taiwan.

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.