African civet vs Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Civettictis civetta compared with Atherurus macrourus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Viverridae	Hystricidae
Genus	Civettictis	Atherurus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Atherurus macrourus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
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.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

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.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.