African civet vs Desert Rat-kangaroo

Civettictis civetta compared with Caloprymnus campestris

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Desert Rat-kangaroo
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	Carnivora (食肉目)	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)
Family	Viverridae	Potoroidae
Genus	Civettictis	Caloprymnus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Caloprymnus campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Desert Rat-kangaroo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Desert Rat-kangaroo
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.

Desert Rat-kangaroo

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.