African civet vs Elegant Water Shrew

Civettictis civetta compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Viverridae	Soricidae
Genus	Civettictis	Nectogale
Species	Civettictis civetta	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Elegant Water Shrew
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.

Elegant Water Shrew

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.