African civet vs Gambian Mongoose

Civettictis civetta compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)
Family	Viverridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Civettictis	Mungos
Species	Civettictis civetta	Mungos gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Gambian Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (bộ Ăn thịt)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Gambian Mongoose
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.

Gambian Mongoose

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.