African civet vs Leopard cat

Civettictis civetta compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Leopard cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Carnivora (хищные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Viverridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Civettictis	Prionailurus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Prionailurus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Leopard cat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (хищные)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Leopard cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Leopard cat
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.

Leopard cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Philippines 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.