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Large Indian civet, a drawing by Brian Houghton Hodgson. Viverra zibetha was the scientific name for the large Indian civet introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. [10] Several naturalists proposed species and subspecies in the 19th and 20th centuries, of which the following were recognised as valid subspecies by 2005: [11]
This is a list of the bird species of India and includes extant and recently extinct species recorded within the political limits of the Republic of India as defined by the Indian government. There have been 1377 species recorded as of 2023, [ 1 ] of which 81 are endemic to the country.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Owston's palm civet. C. owstoni Thomas, 1912: Southeast Asia around Vietnam: Size: 51–63 cm (20–25 in) long, plus 38–48 cm (15–19 in) tail [22] Habitat: Forest and shrubland [23]
Large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) Linnaeus, 1758 [30] Malabar large-spotted civet ( Viverra civettina ) Blyth, 1862 Small Indian civet ( Viverricula indica ) (Desmarest, 1804) [ 31 ]
The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive. Around 70 to 80 bird species will be ...
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]
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. [3]
The region where the civet was known to occur is the site of a major trading port, formerly including the trade of civets such as the large-spotted civet. Due to this, there is some speculation on whether the Malabar civet is an introduced population of the large-spotted civet that eventually died off. [2] [8]