African civet vs Arend’s Golden Mole

Civettictis civetta compared with Carpitalpa arendsi

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Arend’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Viverridae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Civettictis	Carpitalpa
Species	Civettictis civetta	Carpitalpa arendsi

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Arend’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Arend’s Golden Mole
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.

Arend’s Golden Mole

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.

Arend’s Golden Mole

The Arend’s Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) is a species in the genus Carpitalpa. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.