African civet vs African forest elephant

Civettictis civetta compared with Loxodonta cyclotis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while African forest elephant is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	African forest elephant
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Carnivora (хищные)	Proboscidea (хоботные)
Family	Viverridae	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Civettictis	Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Loxodonta cyclotis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and African forest elephant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	African forest elephant
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.

African forest elephant

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.

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.