Viverridae
Northern Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus musanga (Raffles, 1821)
This is a detailed description of the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus musanga), covering its traits, range, behavior and reproduction.
Northern Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777)
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, the Asian palm civet, is a solitary nocturnal viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia.
Small-toothed Palm Civet
Arctogalidia trivirgata (Gray, 1832)
The small-toothed palm civet is a viverrid native to dense forests in Southeast and South Asia, primarily threatened by deforestation.
Masked Palm Civet
Paguma larvata (C.E.H.Smith, 1827)
Paguma larvata, the masked palm civet, is a small predatory mammal with a characteristic facial mask across South and East Asia.
Binturong
Arctictis binturong (Raffles, 1821)
Arctictis binturong (binturong) is a carnivoran native to South and Southeast Asian tall forests.
Banded Civet
Hemigalus derbyanus (Gray, 1837)
Hemigalus derbyanus, the banded palm civet, is a small, solitary nocturnal civet native to forests of Southeast Asia.
Malay Civet
Viverra tangalunga Gray, 1832
Viverra tangalunga, the Malay civet, is a solitary omnivorous terrestrial civet found across parts of Southeast Asia.
Small Indian Civet
Viverricula indica (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
Viverricula indica, the small Indian civet, is a small carnivoran native to South and Southeast Asia with defined traits, habitats, and behaviors.
African Civet
Civettictis civetta (Schreber, 1776)
Civettictis civetta, the African civet, is the largest African viverrid with distinct markings and unique behavioral traits.
Cape Genet
Genetta tigrina (Schreber, 1776)
Genetta tigrina, the Cape genet, is a small nocturnal solitary omnivorous carnivore native to South Africa's southern coastal regions.
Servaline Genet
Genetta servalina Pucheran, 1855
Genetta servalina (servaline genet) is a small carnivore with distinct spotted fur, found across parts of Central and East Africa.
Rusty-spotted Genet
Genetta maculata (Gray, 1830)
Genetta maculata, the rusty-spotted genet, is a small spotted carnivoran with an omnivorous diet recorded in southeastern Nigeria.
Northern Small-spotted Genet
Genetta genetta felina (Thunberg, 1811)
The common genet is a small cat-like carnivore with specific physical traits, distribution, behaviour, diet, and reproduction patterns.
Northern Small-spotted Genet
Genetta genetta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genetta genetta, the common genet, is a small cat-like carnivore native to Africa and Arabia and introduced to southwestern Europe.
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