African civet vs King genet

Civettictis civetta compared with Genetta poensis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while King genet is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	King genet
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Carnivora (식육목)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family same	Viverridae	Viverridae
Genus	Civettictis	Genetta
Species	Civettictis civetta	Genetta poensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and King genet share a common ancestor at the Family level: Viverridae.

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

King genet

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	King genet
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.

King genet

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.