African civet vs Fat-tailed Jird

Civettictis civetta compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African civet Fat-tailed Jird
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 Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Civettictis Pachyuromys
Species Civettictis civetta Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African civet Fat-tailed Jird
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.

Fat-tailed Jird

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.

Fat-tailed Jird

No description available.

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