African civet vs Stinking iris

Civettictis civetta compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Viverridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Civettictis	Iris
Species	Civettictis civetta	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.