African civet vs Chinese Pangolin

Civettictis civetta compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Pholidota (鱗甲目)
Family	Viverridae	Manidae
Genus	Civettictis	Manis
Species	Civettictis civetta	Manis pentadactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Chinese Pangolin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Chinese Pangolin
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.

Chinese Pangolin

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.

Chinese Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.