African civet vs Sumatran orangutan

Civettictis civetta compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Carnivora (etçiller)	Primates (Primat)
Family	Viverridae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Civettictis	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Sumatran orangutan share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Sumatran orangutan
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.

Sumatran orangutan

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.