African civet vs Meerkat

Civettictis civetta compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Meerkat
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	Viverridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Civettictis	Suricata
Species	Civettictis civetta	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Meerkat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (식육목)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Meerkat
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.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

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.