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The small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) is a civet native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because of its widespread distribution, widespread habitat use and healthy populations living in agricultural and secondary landscapes of many range states. [1] This is the only species in genus ...
Large Indian civet in Namdapha Tiger Reserve, India. The large Indian civet is solitary and nocturnal. It spends most of the time on the ground. It is an opportunistic hunter that preys on a wide variety of small animals. [1] Radio-tracked large Indian civets in Thailand had home ranges of 2.7 to 8.8 km 2 (1.0 to 3.4 sq mi). [8]
Viverra is a mammalian genus that was first named and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as comprising several species including the large Indian civet (V. zibetha). [2] The genus was subordinated to the viverrid family by John Edward Gray in 1821.
Large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) Linnaeus, 1758 [30] Malabar large-spotted civet (Viverra civettina) Blyth, 1862; Small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) (Desmarest, 1804) [31] Binturong (Arctitis binturong) (Raffles, 1821) Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) (Pallas, 1777) [32] Masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) (Hamilton Smith ...
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A civet (/ ˈ s ɪ v ɪ t /) is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different species, mostly from the family Viverridae. Most of the species's diversity is found in southeast Asia.
Viverridae is a family of small to medium-sized feliform mammals, comprising 14 genera with 33 species.This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. [3]
Four viverrid species (clockwise from top left): the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), the common genet (Genetta genetta), the binturong (Arctictis binturong), and the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) Viverridae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, composed mainly of the civets and genets. A member of this family is ...