African civet vs Japanese Water Shrew

Civettictis civetta compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Carnivora (хищные)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Viverridae	Soricidae
Genus	Civettictis	Chimarrogale
Species	Civettictis civetta	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

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.