African civet vs Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Civettictis civetta compared with Paradoxurus jerdoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African civet Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same Carnivora (食肉目) Carnivora (食肉目)
Family same Viverridae Viverridae
Genus Civettictis Paradoxurus
Species Civettictis civetta Paradoxurus jerdoni

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit share a common ancestor at the Family level: Viverridae.

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African civet Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit
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.

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

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.

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

The Brown Palm Civit, Jerdon's Palm Civit (Paradoxurus jerdoni) is a species in the genus Paradoxurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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