African civet vs Crested servaline genet

Civettictis civetta compared with Genetta cristata

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Crested servaline genet
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family same	Viverridae	Viverridae
Genus	Civettictis	Genetta
Species	Civettictis civetta	Genetta cristata

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Crested servaline genet share a common ancestor at the Family level: Viverridae.

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Crested servaline genet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Crested servaline genet

Habitat

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.