African civet vs Taiga tick

Civettictis civetta compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Arachnida (aracnídeo)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Viverridae	Ixodidae
Genus	Civettictis	Ixodes
Species	Civettictis civetta	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Taiga tick
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.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.