African civet vs Greater Mascarene flying fox

Civettictis civetta compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Greater Mascarene flying fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Viverridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Civettictis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Pteropus niger

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Greater Mascarene flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Greater Mascarene 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.

Greater Mascarene 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.