African civet vs dooryard sowbug

Civettictis civetta compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Viverridae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Civettictis	Porcellio
Species	Civettictis civetta	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇪 Germany