Civette africaine vs Poto de Bosman

Civettictis civetta compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Civette africaine is Least Concern while Poto de Bosman is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Civette africaine	Poto de Bosman
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Viverridae	Lorisidae
Genus	Civettictis	Perodicticus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Civette africaine

LC — Least Concern

Poto de Bosman

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Civette africaine	Poto de Bosman
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.

Poto de Bosman

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.