African civet vs small tortoiseshell

Civettictis civetta compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Viverridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Civettictis	Aglais
Species	Civettictis civetta	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	small tortoiseshell
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.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇪 Germany