African buffalo vs African civet

Syncerus caffer compared with Civettictis civetta

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while African civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	African civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Viverridae
Genus	Syncerus	Civettictis
Species	Syncerus caffer	Civettictis civetta

Evolutionary Relationship

African buffalo and African civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	African civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

African buffalo

The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a species in the genus Syncerus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African civet

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.