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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.
Civet cat is an imprecise term that is used for a variety of cat-like creatures including: . Viverrids, species of the family Viverridae; Civets, common name for small, mostly arboreal mammals native to the tropics of Africa and Asia including most viverrids as well as the African palm civet and Malagasy civet, which are in separate families
The generic name Civettictis is a fusion of the French word civette and the Greek word ictis, meaning "weasel". The specific name civetta and the common name "civet" come from the French civette or the Arabic zabād or sinnawr al-zabād ("civet cat"). [13]
Viverra pallida by John Edward Gray in 1831 was a pale civet skin from an inexplicit location in China. [30] Viverra bengalensis by Gray and Thomas Hardwicke in 1832 was the caption of a coloured drawing of a civet. [31] Viverra schlegelii by Francis P. L. Pollen in 1866 was a small Indian civet that Pollen collected in the Malagasy Department ...
The African civet is one of the species that secretes civet fluid. A number of viverrid species secrete civet oil in their perineal glands, including the African civet (Civettictis civetta), large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha), and small Indian civet (Viverricula indica). Most civet is produced in African farms, where African civets are kept ...
Several other names attributed to S. putorius include: civet cat, polecat, hydrophobian skunk, phoby skunk, phoby cat, tree skunk, weasel skunk, black marten, little spotted skunk, four-lined skunk, four-striped skunk, and sachet kitty.
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 ...
Bajang: the spirit of a stillborn child in the form of a civet cat (musang). Bota: a type of evil spirit, usually a giant; Hantu belian: an evil tiger spirit that enters the body of a human and runs amok [2] Hantu galah: a ghost with legs and arms as long and slender as bamboo poles.