African civet vs Variable Flying Fox

Civettictis civetta compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

  • African civet is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African civet Variable Flying Fox
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) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Viverridae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Civettictis Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Civettictis civetta Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African civet Variable Flying Fox
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.

Variable Flying Fox

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.

Variable Flying Fox

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia