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that varies in colour from white to creamy yellow to reddish on the back. The stripes, spots, and blotches are deep brown to black. Horizontal lines are prominent on the hind limbs, spots are normally present on its midsection and fade into vertical stripes above the forelimbs. Its muzzle is pointed,
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The average lifespan of a captive African civet is 15 to 20 years. Females create a nest which is normally in dense vegetation and commonly in a hole dug by another animal. Female African civets normally give birth to one to four young. The young are born in advanced stages compared to most
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in which the first toe is slightly set back from the others. Its long, curved claws are semi-retractile. Its head-and-body length is 67–84 cm (26–33 in), with a 34–47 cm (13–19 in) long tail. The average weight is 11 to 15 kg (24 to 33 lb) within a range of 7 to
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African civets typically sleep during the day in the tall grasses near water sources in central and southern Africa. It often inhabits savannahs, forests, and sometimes near rivers as the tall grasses and thickets present provide them with necessary cover during the day. In
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for hundreds of years. In Ethiopia, African civets are hunted alive, and are kept in small cages. Most die within three weeks after capture, most likely due to stress. Extraction of the civetone is cruel and has been criticised by animal rights activists. The writer
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African civets are typically solitary creatures. They use their perineal gland secretion to mark their territories around their civetries. These markings typically follow common routes and paths and lie within 100 meters of civetries 96.72% of the time.
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is likely heavier among the world's viverrids. Its shoulder height averages 40 cm (16 in). Both male and female have perineal and anal glands, which are bigger in males. The perineal glands are located between the
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ears small and rounded. A black band stretches across its small eyes, and two black bands are around its short broad neck. Following the spine of the animal extending from the neck to the base of the tail is the erectile
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Abiyu, A.; Teketay, D.; Glatzel, G.; Gratzer, G. (2015). "Tree seed dispersal by African civets in the Afromontane Highlands: too long a latrine to be effective for tree population dynamics".
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in southern Benin, where it was among the most expensive small carnivores. Local hunters considered it a rare species, indicating that the population declined due to hunting for trade as
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Petter, G. (1969). "Interpretive Evolution des charactĂšres de la dentures des Viverrides africaines" [interpretive evolution of characters of the teeth in African Viverridae].
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of insect and millipede rings, and occasionally clumps of grass. The role of civet latrines as a mechanism of seed dispersal and forest regeneration is still being researched. Like
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lasts 40 to 70 seconds. In Southern Africa, African civets probably mate from October to November, and females give birth in the rainy season between January and February.
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If an African civet feels threatened, it raises its dorsal crest to make itself look larger and thus more formidable and dangerous to attack. This behavior is a
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In 2006, it was estimated that about 9,400 African civets are hunted yearly in the Nigerian part and more than 5,800 in the Cameroon part of the
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but can be somewhat clumsy killers with sizable prey. Stomach content of three African civets in Botswana included foremost husks of fan palm (
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Aerts, R. (2019). "Forest and woodland vegetation in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien". In Nyssen J.; Jacob, M.; Frankl, A. (eds.).
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Green grass is also frequently found in feces, and this seems to be linked to the eating of snakes and amphibians.
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when he described African civets based on previous descriptions and accounts. Schreber is therefore considered the
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since 2008. In some countries, it is threatened by hunting, and wild-caught individuals are kept for producing
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Seed dispersal and forest regeneration in a tropical lowland biocoenosis (Shimba Hills, Kenya
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crest. The hairs of the erectile crest are longer than those of the rest of the pelage.
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The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates
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Ewer, R. F.; Wemmer, C. (1974). "The behaviour in captivity of the African civet,
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A 1969 study noted that this civet showed enough differences from the rest of the
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and spends the day sleeping in dense vegetation, but wakes up at sunset. It is a
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Gibb, H. A. R.; Lewis, B.; MĂ©nage, V. L.; Pellat, C.; Schacht, J., eds. (2009).
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once invested in a scheme to raise civets in captivity for their secretions.
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The African civet has historically been hunted for the secretion of perineal
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was proposed by Cabrera in 1929 for African civet specimens from East Africa.
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of its skull is well-developed providing a large area for attachment of the
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pattern. The black bands surrounding its eyes closely resemble those of the
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with a unique coloration: the black and white blotches covering its coarse
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Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains: The Dogu'a Tembien District
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Research in southeastern Nigeria revealed that the African civet has an
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also described by Lundholm in 1955 was a specimen from the vicinity of
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Daniel, W. O.; Bekele, A. F.; Balakrishnan, M.; Belay, G. U. (2011).
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study showed that the African civet is closely related to the genus
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Kock, D.; KĂŒnzel, T.; Rayaleh, H. A. (2000). "The African civet,
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Die SĂ€ugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen
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Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
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described the structural differences between feet of African and
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Do Linh San, E.; Gaubert, P.; Wondmagegne, D.; Ray, J. (2019) .
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Mallinson, J. J. (1969). "Notes on breeding the African civet
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Bauer, H.; Mohammed, A.A.; El Faki, A.; et al. (2018).
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in terms of dentition to be classified under its own genus.
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perineal gland secretion from naturally scent-marked sites"
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is robust and provides a large area for attachment of the
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Memorias de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural
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during surveys conducted between June 2014 and May 2015.
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and the penis in males, and between the anus and the
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Because of marked differences, he proposed 5158: 2999: 2832: 2592:The Mammals of the Southern African Subregion 2437:Science, Technology and Arts Research Journal 2327:Science, Technology and Arts Research Journal 2323:) in Arba Minch Forest, Arba Minch, Ethiopia" 2154: 1557:Richardson, P. R. K.; Levitan, C. D. (1994). 900: 2846: 2594:. University of Pretoria. pp. 470–471. 2561: 2388: 1973: 1971: 1322:, as well as carrion, eggs, fruits (such as 946: 940: 2590:Skinner, J. D.; Smithers, R. H. N. (1990). 2086: 2084: 2082: 1870: 1071: 3019: 2839: 2825: 2698:Djagoun, C. A. M. S.; Gaubert, P. (2009). 2431:Mullu, D.; Balakrishnan, M. (2014-11-17). 1877:Gaubert, P.; Cordeiro-Estrela, P. (2006). 1788: 1786: 1645: 1610:The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals 1506: 958: 928: 389:generalist, preying on small vertebrates, 267: 55: 36: 7242: 3731: 2914: 2614: 2448: 2338: 2246: 2213: 2172: 2139: 1968: 1762: 1760: 1481: 587:12.3 Mya. The authors suggested that the 405: 5588: 2570: 2079: 1792: 1158: 1075: 1003:The African civet has a coarse and wiry 4662: 3425: 2946: 2004:"List of Animal Names in Igbo Language" 1783: 1766: 1599: 1122:Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic 377:and rings on the tail are an effective 8669: 7755: 5991: 1841: 1757: 1732: 1502: 1500: 1453: 1451: 8325: 8324: 7229: 6686: 5990: 5142: 4277: 3718: 2898: 2820: 2743: 2639: 2549:"Civettictis civetta (African civet)" 2501:Revue d'Écologie (La Terre et la Vie) 2027: 2021: 1982:. Springer International Publishing. 1977: 1887:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 1641: 1639: 1637: 1635: 1633: 1631: 1629: 8654:A26053C9-0634-4AA9-98D0-8D4CE6CDB905 2465: 2403: 2317:Mullu, D.; Balakrishnan, M. (2014). 1434:is listed under Appendix III of the 419:Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber 8677:IUCN Red List least concern species 4209:South African small-spotted genet ( 2744:Wills, Matthew (4 September 2019). 1497: 1469:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1448: 1430:The population of African civet in 457:were proposed in the 20th century: 13: 2633:10.1111/j.1748-1090.1969.tb02635.x 2109:10.1111/j.1439-0310.1974.tb01809.x 2059:Carnivores of the world (Vol. 117) 1626: 1397:Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests 1031:. This musculature and its strong 966: 14: 8713: 4553:Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose ( 2782: 2071:Shorrocks, B.; Bates, W. (2015). 4278: 2802: 2788: 2073:The biology of African savannahs 1935: 1751:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1915.00131.x 989: 975: 80: 6687: 3719: 2756: 2737: 2710: 2691: 2652: 2608: 2583: 2541: 2485: 2424: 2397: 2382: 2347: 2310: 2295: 2255: 2222: 2181: 2148: 2115: 2097:Zeitschrift fĂŒr Tierpsychologie 2075:. USA: Oxford University Press. 2064: 2051: 1996: 1952:Encyclopaedia of Islam (H-Iram) 1943: 1835: 1812: 1366: 583:; the African civet split from 453:as only species. The following 362:The African civet is primarily 7230: 1802:Annals of the Transvaal Museum 1726: 1703: 1593: 1550: 1099:Moukalaba-Doudou National Park 439:Natural History Museum, London 260:Kock, KĂŒnzel and Rayaleh, 2000 1: 3965:Malabar large-spotted civet ( 2719:"Collection of African Civet 2061:. Princeton University Press. 1795:"Descriptions of new mammals" 1441: 1163:African civets deposit their 500:specimens collected near the 8227:Indonesian mountain weasel ( 7883:North American river otter ( 6771:Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk ( 3825:Macrogalidia musschenbroekii 2727:Small Carnivore Conservation 2704:Small Carnivore Conservation 2685:10.1016/j.biocon.2005.11.031 2571:Smithers, R. H. N. (1971). " 2410:. Cornell University Press. 1232:Tullberg's soft-furred mouse 1103:BatĂ©kĂ© Plateau National Park 1091:National Park of Upper Niger 847: 562:. It was estimated that the 547: 492:in 1955 was based on a male 7: 5088:Somalian slender mongoose ( 2319:"Ecology of African Civet ( 1908:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.034 1710:Schreber, J. C. D. (1778). 1561:Trinervitermes trinervoides 1356:grasshoppers and larvae of 1278:black-necked spitting cobra 1248:typical striped grass mouse 1126:Odzala-Kokoua National Park 276:Range of the African civet 10: 8718: 8041:Asian small-clawed otter ( 6780:American hog-nosed skunk ( 6762:Molina's hog-nosed skunk ( 5070:Angolan slender mongoose ( 4765:Ethiopian dwarf mongoose ( 3814:Small-toothed palm civet ( 2764:"Appendices I, II and III" 2621:International Zoo Yearbook 2356:African Journal of Ecology 2277:(1): 26–30. Archived from 2194:African Journal of Ecology 1856:10.1515/mamm.1969.33.4.607 1390: 1201: 901:Local and indigenous names 18: 8692:Mammals described in 1776 8610: 8333: 8126: 8075: 8066: 8020: 7996: 7963: 7946: 7922: 7871: 7854: 7837: 7808:Saharan striped polecat ( 7796: 7779: 7738: 7693: 7676: 7667: 7658: 7559: 7535: 7511: 7494: 7485: 7408: 7353: 7311: 7294: 7270: 7253: 7238: 7225: 7197: 7156: 7123: 7106: 7047: 6997: 6964: 6947: 6938: 6875: 6834: 6801: 6789:Striped hog-nosed skunk ( 6742: 6721: 6699: 6695: 6682: 6618: 6601: 6560: 6532: 6520:Mediterranean monk seal ( 6515: 6481: 6431: 6398: 6363: 6354: 6328: 6311: 6292: 6249:Juan FernĂĄndez fur seal ( 6213:South American fur seal ( 6201: 6184: 6160: 6148:South American sea lion ( 6143: 6106: 6089: 6080: 6056: 6028: 6006: 6002: 5986: 5950: 5923: 5914: 5855: 5829: 5820: 5796: 5772: 5757: 5746: 5647: 5621: 5573: 5530:South American gray fox ( 5500: 5474: 5450: 5433: 5418: 5403: 5266: 5233: 5216: 5207: 5174: 5154: 5138: 5106:Common slender mongoose ( 5058: 5016: 4972: 4876: 4850: 4841: 4786: 4753: 4736: 4703: 4686: 4653: 4632: 4591: 4579:Narrow-striped mongoose ( 4574: 4541: 4524: 4515: 4478: 4452: 4443: 4426: 4410: 4374: 4348: 4333: 4309: 4290: 4286: 4273: 4241: 4237: 4101:Crested servaline genet ( 4056: 4017: 4008: 3953: 3927: 3912: 3890: 3844: 3800: 3791: 3742: 3727: 3714: 3682: 3584: 3520: 3503: 3494: 3466: 3449: 3416: 3365: 3278: 3241: 3224: 3215: 3178: 3154: 3145: 3129: 3061: 3028: 3015: 2995: 2942: 2925: 2910: 2894: 2856: 2141:10.1017/S003060530200011X 1825:Senckenbergiana Biologica 1273:Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia 1120:, it was recorded in the 912: 811: 794: 787: 740: 720: 700: 693: 666: 659: 639: 632: 625: 287: 280: 275: 266: 216: 211: 192: 185: 77:Scientific classification 75: 53: 44: 35: 30: 8164:Stoat/Beringian ermine ( 8032:African clawless otter ( 7784:African striped weasel ( 7597:Yellow-throated marten ( 7473:Formosan ferret-badger ( 7177:Western mountain coati ( 7168:Eastern mountain coati ( 7085:Western lowland olingo ( 7067:Eastern lowland olingo ( 6895:Southern spotted skunk ( 6589:Southern elephant seal ( 6580:Northern elephant seal ( 6370:Pagophilus groenlandicus 5147:("dog-like" carnivorans) 4960:Stripe-necked mongoose ( 4581:Mungotictis decemlineata 3456:Herpailurus yagouaroundi 2903:("cat-like" carnivorans) 2492:Angelici, F. M. (2000). 1793:Lundholm, B. G. (1955). 1522:; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). 1128:during surveys in 2007. 1072:Distribution and habitat 875:, meaning "weasel". The 19:Not to be confused with 8209:Yellow-bellied weasel ( 7464:Burmese ferret-badger ( 7446:Chinese ferret-badger ( 7437:Bornean ferret badger ( 7428:Vietnam ferret-badger ( 6913:Eastern spotted skunk ( 6904:Western spotted skunk ( 6634:Leptonychotes weddellii 6276:Subantarctic fur seal ( 6222:Australasian fur seal ( 5046:Black-footed mongoose ( 5028:Bushy-tailed mongoose ( 4977:White-tailed mongoose ( 4915:Indian brown mongoose ( 4897:Short-tailed mongoose ( 4888:Small Indian mongoose ( 4825:Flat-headed kusimanse ( 4798:Alexander's kusimanse ( 4774:Common dwarf mongoose ( 4741:Pousargues's mongoose ( 4603:Brown-tailed mongoose ( 4562:Grandidier's mongoose ( 3816:Arctogalidia trivirgata 3040:Sunda clouded leopard ( 2665:Biological Conservation 2577:The Mammals of Botswana 2513:10.3406/revec.2000.2314 1344:), and some remains of 1341:Diospyros mespiliformis 1268:Amietophrynus maculatus 1244:Thryonomys swinderianus 8050:Congo clawless otter ( 7953:Hydrictis maculicollis 7951:Spotted-necked otter ( 7910:Southern river otter ( 7861:Pteronura brasiliensis 7624:European pine marten ( 7135:South American coati ( 6863:Palawan stink badger ( 6189:New Zealand sea lion ( 5254:Japanese raccoon dog ( 4951:Crab-eating mongoose ( 4906:Indian grey mongoose ( 4529:Ring-tailed vontsira ( 4340:(bone-crushing hyenas) 4035:Central African oyan ( 3596:Chinese mountain cat ( 2174:10.3759/tropics.23.151 2155:Nakashima, Y. (2015). 1733:Pocock, R. I. (1915). 1476:: e.T41695A147992107. 1179:, male African civets 1167:in large piles called 1081: 959: 947: 941: 929: 528:described in 2000 by 417:introduced in 1776 by 406:Taxonomy and evolution 8682:Carnivorans of Africa 8582:Paleobiology Database 8290:Back-striped weasel ( 8236:Black-footed ferret ( 8008:Smooth-coated otter ( 7786:Poecilogale albinucha 7455:Javan ferret-badger ( 7341:Sumatran hog badger ( 7323:Northern hog badger ( 7017:Crab-eating raccoon ( 6922:Pygmy spotted skunk ( 6643:Lobodon carcinophagus 6379:Histriophoca fasciata 6172:Australian sea lion ( 6118:California sea lion ( 5867:American black bear ( 5609:Black-backed jackal ( 5600:Side-striped jackal ( 5440:Chrysocyon brachyurus 4864:Long-nosed mongoose ( 4137:Rusty-spotted genet ( 3974:Large-spotted civet ( 3823:Sulawesi palm civet ( 3752:Owston's palm civet ( 3326:Andean mountain cat ( 2479:July 9, 2008, at the 2389:Engel, T. R. (2000). 2248:10.1644/13-MAMM-A-306 1159:Behaviour and ecology 1131:In the transboundary 1105:, it was recorded in 1080:Head of African civet 1079: 427:Reginald Innes Pocock 8105:Long-tailed weasel ( 7683:Lyncodon patagonicus 7332:Greater hog badger ( 6854:Sunda stink badger ( 6544:Hawaiian monk seal ( 6267:Guadalupe fur seal ( 6240:Antarctic fur seal ( 6231:GalĂĄpagos fur seal ( 6127:GalĂĄpagos sea lion ( 5245:Common raccoon dog ( 5097:Cape gray mongoose ( 5037:Jackson's mongoose ( 4997:Paracynictis selousi 4988:Cynictis penicillata 4612:Durrell's vontsira ( 4200:Giant forest genet ( 3992:Large Indian civet ( 3932:Small Indian civet ( 3541:Sunda leopard cat ( 3317:Southern tiger cat ( 3253:African golden cat ( 2930:African palm civet ( 2799:at Wikimedia Commons 2554:Animal Diversity Web 2450:10.4314/star.v3i3.16 2404:Ewer, R. F. (1998). 2340:10.4314/star.v3i3.16 2235:Journal of Mammalogy 1767:Cabrera, A. (1929). 1600:Kingdon, J. (2015). 1567:Journal of Mammalogy 1371:Captive females are 1252:Lemniscomys striatus 1055:in Africa. Only the 16:Species of carnivore 8379:Civettictis_civetta 8365:Civettictis civetta 8335:Civettictis civetta 8148:M. aistoodonnivalis 7984:Hairy-nosed otter ( 7901:Neotropical otter ( 7681:Patagonian weasel ( 7144:White-nosed coati ( 6344:Cystophora cristata 6335:Erignathus barbatus 6068:Northern fur seal ( 5845:Helarctos malayanus 5481:Atelocynus microtis 5188:U. cinereoargenteus 5079:Egyptian mongoose ( 5006:Rhynchogale melleri 5004:Meller's mongoose ( 4995:Selous's mongoose ( 4979:Ichneumia albicauda 4933:Collared mongoose ( 4807:Angolan kusimanse ( 4691:Liberian mongoose ( 4044:West African oyan ( 3943:Civettictis civetta 3874:Golden palm civet ( 3832:Masked palm civet ( 3807:Arctictis binturong 3781:Hemigalus derbyanus 3779:Banded palm civet ( 3770:Hose's palm civet ( 3559:Rusty-spotted cat ( 2810:Civettictis civetta 2796:Civettictis civetta 2721:Civettictis civetta 2677:2006BCons.129..497F 2368:2015AfJEc..53..588A 2321:Civettictis civetta 2206:2018AfJEc..56..777H 2093:Civettictis civetta 2057:Hunter, L. (2019). 1900:2006MolPE..41..266G 1821:Civettictis civetta 1650:Civettictis civetta 1646:Ray, J. C. (1995). 1604:Civettictis civetta 1514:Civettictis civetta 1462:Civettictis civetta 1350:Schismaderma carens 1338:) and jackalberry ( 1335:Hyphaene petersiana 859:is a fusion of the 723:Large-spotted civet 674:Civettictis civetta 470:zoological specimen 343:. It is listed as 328:Civettictis civetta 196:Civettictis civetta 47:Conservation status 8263:European polecat ( 8096:Colombian weasel ( 7746:(African polecats) 7374:Caucasian badger ( 7302:(Eurasian badgers) 6752:(hog-nosed skunks) 6489:("southern seals") 6388:Halichoerus grypus 6319:("northern seals") 6191:Phocarctos hookeri 6096:Eumetopias jubatus 6094:Steller sea lion ( 5876:Asian black bear ( 5626:African wild dog ( 5580:(wolf-like canids) 4857:Atilax paludinosus 4816:Common kusimanse ( 4743:Dologale dybowskii 4715:Gambian mongoose ( 4499:Western falanouc ( 4490:Eastern falanouc ( 4459:Cryptoprocta ferox 4364:Parahyaena brunnea 4119:Johnston's genet ( 4074:Abyssinian genet ( 4026:(African linsangs) 3934:Viverricula indica 3865:Brown palm civet ( 3856:Asian palm civet ( 3763:Cynogale bennettii 3754:Chrotogale owstoni 3650:European wildcat ( 3641:Black-footed cat ( 3231:Leptailurus serval 3199:Asian golden cat ( 2965:(Asiatic linsangs) 1216:giant pouched rats 1210:diet. It feeds on 1082: 703:Large Indian civet 646:Viverricula indica 642:Small Indian civet 603:) and Viverrinae ( 431:large Indian civet 423:binomial authority 337:sub-Saharan Africa 21:African palm civet 8697:Mammals of Uganda 8664: 8663: 8569:Open Tree of Life 8327:Taxon identifiers 8318: 8317: 8314: 8313: 8310: 8309: 8306: 8305: 8302: 8301: 8281:Siberian weasel ( 8272:American ermine ( 8200:Japanese weasel ( 8155:Mountain weasel ( 8139: 8062: 8061: 7848: 7833: 7832: 7829: 7828: 7817:Striped polecat ( 7767:Marbled polecat ( 7749: 7734: 7733: 7706: 7654: 7653: 7633:Japanese marten ( 7579:American marten ( 7572: 7430:M. cucphuongensis 7421: 7404: 7403: 7392:European badger ( 7365:Japanese badger ( 7305: 7258:American badger ( 7221: 7220: 7217: 7216: 7193: 7192: 7189: 7188: 7117: 7076:Northern olingo ( 7060: 7035:Cozumel raccoon ( 7010: 6934: 6933: 6888: 6847: 6755: 6736: 6678: 6677: 6674: 6673: 6670: 6669: 6666: 6665: 6662: 6661: 6652:Ommatophoca rossi 6625:Hydrurga leptonyx 6612: 6609:(Antarctic seals) 6582:M. angustirostris 6573: 6556: 6555: 6522:Monachus monachus 6509: 6492: 6477: 6476: 6473: 6472: 6322: 6305: 6288: 6287: 6150:Otaria flavescens 6139: 6138: 6050: 6018:Odobenus rosmarus 5982: 5981: 5978: 5977: 5974: 5973: 5970: 5969: 5933: 5910: 5909: 5906: 5905: 5808:Spectacled bear ( 5766: 5742: 5741: 5738: 5737: 5734: 5733: 5582: 5569: 5568: 5488:Crab-eating fox ( 5479:Short-eared dog ( 5427: 5412: 5399: 5398: 5281: 5223:Otocyon megalotis 5167: 5134: 5133: 5130: 5129: 5126: 5125: 5122: 5121: 5118: 5117: 4986:Yellow mongoose ( 4837: 4836: 4724:Banded mongoose ( 4693:Liberiictus kuhni 4647: 4628: 4627: 4624: 4623: 4511: 4510: 4437: 4406: 4405: 4402: 4401: 4398: 4397: 4342: 4303: 4269: 4268: 4265: 4264: 4261: 4260: 4233: 4232: 4229: 4228: 4225: 4224: 4221: 4220: 4173:Servaline genet ( 4092:Bourlon's genet ( 4067: 4028: 4004: 4003: 3886: 3885: 3858:P. hermaphroditus 3710: 3709: 3706: 3705: 3702: 3701: 3678: 3677: 3674: 3673: 3670: 3669: 3666: 3665: 3662: 3661: 3623:African wildcat ( 3580: 3579: 3550:Flat-headed cat ( 3490: 3489: 3274: 3273: 3211: 3210: 3125: 3124: 3121: 3120: 3049:Clouded leopard ( 3008: 2983:Spotted linsang ( 2967: 2932:Nandinia binotata 2793:Media related to 2417:978-0-8014-8493-3 2376:10.1111/aje.12198 2215:10.1111/aje.12497 2044:978-0-520-08085-0 1961:978-90-04-08118-5 1659:Mammalian Species 1619:978-1-4729-2531-2 1535:978-0-8018-8221-0 1508:Wozencraft, W. C. 1270:), herald snake ( 1196:predatory defense 1118:Republic of Congo 844: 843: 835: 834: 826: 825: 776: 775: 767: 766: 758: 757: 490:Bengt G. Lundholm 341:secondary forests 319: 318: 312: 301: 261: 254: 247: 240: 233: 223: 70: 8709: 8657: 8656: 8644: 8643: 8631: 8630: 8629: 8603: 8602: 8590: 8589: 8577: 8576: 8564: 8563: 8551: 8550: 8538: 8537: 8525: 8524: 8512: 8511: 8499: 8498: 8486: 8485: 8473: 8472: 8460: 8459: 8447: 8446: 8434: 8433: 8421: 8420: 8408: 8407: 8395: 8394: 8382: 8381: 8369: 8368: 8367: 8354: 8353: 8352: 8322: 8321: 8254:Malayan weasel ( 8173:Steppe polecat ( 8146:Sichuan weasel ( 8138: 8137: 8133: 8073: 8072: 8010:L. perspicillata 7975:Eurasian otter ( 7852: 7851: 7847: 7846: 7842: 7753: 7752: 7748: 7747: 7743: 7722:Greater grison ( 7705: 7704: 7700: 7674: 7673: 7665: 7664: 7615:Nilgiri marten ( 7588:Pacific marten ( 7571: 7570: 7566: 7492: 7491: 7475:M. subaurantiaca 7420: 7419: 7418:(ferret-badgers) 7415: 7309: 7308: 7304: 7303: 7299: 7251: 7250: 7240: 7239: 7227: 7226: 7121: 7120: 7116: 7115: 7111: 7059: 7058: 7054: 7009: 7008: 7004: 6945: 6944: 6887: 6886: 6885:(spotted skunks) 6882: 6846: 6845: 6841: 6754: 6753: 6749: 6740: 6739: 6735: 6734: 6726: 6697: 6696: 6684: 6683: 6641:Crabeater seal ( 6616: 6615: 6611: 6610: 6606: 6572: 6571: 6570:(elephant seals) 6567: 6546:N. schauinslandi 6513: 6512: 6508: 6507: 6503: 6496: 6495: 6491: 6490: 6486: 6361: 6360: 6326: 6325: 6321: 6320: 6316: 6309: 6308: 6304: 6303: 6297: 6258:Brown fur seal ( 6233:A. galapagoensis 6120:Z. californianus 6087: 6086: 6054: 6053: 6049: 6048: 6034: 6004: 6003: 5996: 5988: 5987: 5932: 5931: 5927: 5921: 5920: 5836:Melursus ursinus 5827: 5826: 5770: 5769: 5765: 5762: 5755: 5754: 5722:Ethiopian wolf ( 5586: 5585: 5581: 5578: 5431: 5430: 5426: 5423: 5416: 5415: 5411: 5408: 5297:Blanford's fox ( 5280: 5273: 5214: 5213: 5172: 5171: 5166: 5163: 5156: 5155: 5148: 5140: 5139: 4942:Ruddy mongoose ( 4924:Javan mongoose ( 4855:Marsh mongoose ( 4848: 4847: 4827:C. platycephalus 4660: 4659: 4651: 4650: 4646: 4643: 4641: 4522: 4521: 4466:Malagasy civet ( 4450: 4449: 4441: 4440: 4436: 4431: 4424: 4423: 4419: 4346: 4345: 4341: 4338: 4307: 4306: 4302: 4299: 4292: 4291: 4288: 4287: 4275: 4274: 4239: 4238: 4066: 4063: 4027: 4024: 4015: 4014: 3925: 3924: 3921: 3910: 3909: 3905: 3892: 3891: 3798: 3797: 3740: 3739: 3729: 3728: 3716: 3715: 3510:Otocolobus manul 3501: 3500: 3423: 3422: 3299:Geoffroy's cat ( 3222: 3221: 3152: 3151: 3143: 3142: 3138: 3026: 3025: 3017: 3016: 3013: 3012: 3007: 3004: 2997: 2996: 2974:Banded linsang ( 2966: 2963: 2955: 2954: 2944: 2943: 2923: 2922: 2912: 2911: 2904: 2896: 2895: 2841: 2834: 2827: 2818: 2817: 2807:Data related to 2806: 2792: 2776: 2775: 2773: 2771: 2760: 2754: 2753: 2741: 2735: 2734: 2714: 2708: 2707: 2695: 2689: 2688: 2656: 2650: 2643: 2637: 2636: 2619:at Jersey Zoo". 2612: 2606: 2605: 2587: 2581: 2580: 2568: 2559: 2558: 2545: 2539: 2538: 2536: 2535: 2529: 2523:. Archived from 2498: 2489: 2483: 2469: 2463: 2462: 2452: 2428: 2422: 2421: 2401: 2395: 2394: 2386: 2380: 2379: 2351: 2345: 2344: 2342: 2314: 2308: 2307: 2299: 2293: 2292: 2290: 2289: 2283: 2268: 2259: 2253: 2252: 2250: 2226: 2220: 2219: 2217: 2185: 2179: 2178: 2176: 2152: 2146: 2145: 2143: 2119: 2113: 2112: 2088: 2077: 2076: 2068: 2062: 2055: 2049: 2048: 2025: 2019: 2018: 2016: 2015: 2010:. 25 August 2020 2000: 1994: 1993: 1975: 1966: 1965: 1947: 1941: 1940: 1939: 1933: 1931: 1930: 1924: 1918:. Archived from 1883: 1874: 1868: 1867: 1839: 1833: 1832: 1816: 1810: 1809: 1799: 1790: 1781: 1780: 1764: 1755: 1754: 1730: 1724: 1723: 1707: 1701: 1700: 1698: 1697: 1691: 1685:. Archived from 1656: 1643: 1624: 1623: 1597: 1591: 1590: 1554: 1548: 1547: 1504: 1495: 1494: 1492: 1490: 1485: 1455: 1346:African red toad 1282:Naja nigricollis 1264:Hallowell's toad 1240:greater cane rat 1236:Praomys tulbergi 1224:Temminck's mouse 1045: 1044: 1043: 1040: 993: 979: 962: 950: 944: 932: 915: 914: 895:sinnawr al-zabād 790: 789: 696: 695: 662: 661: 635: 634: 628: 627: 621: 620: 504:in northeastern 307: 299: 271: 259: 252: 245: 238: 228: 222:(Schreber, 1776) 221: 198: 85: 84: 64: 59: 58: 40: 28: 27: 8717: 8716: 8712: 8711: 8710: 8708: 8707: 8706: 8667: 8666: 8665: 8660: 8652: 8647: 8639: 8634: 8625: 8624: 8619: 8612:Viverra civetta 8606: 8598: 8593: 8585: 8580: 8572: 8567: 8559: 8556:Observation.org 8554: 8546: 8541: 8533: 8528: 8520: 8515: 8507: 8502: 8494: 8489: 8481: 8476: 8468: 8463: 8455: 8450: 8442: 8437: 8429: 8424: 8416: 8411: 8403: 8398: 8390: 8385: 8377: 8372: 8363: 8362: 8357: 8348: 8347: 8342: 8329: 8319: 8298: 8274:M. richardsonii 8218:European mink ( 8135: 8134: 8132: 8122: 8114:American mink ( 8087:Amazon weasel ( 8058: 8016: 7992: 7959: 7942: 7918: 7867: 7844: 7843: 7841: 7825: 7792: 7775: 7745: 7744: 7742: 7730: 7713:Lesser grison ( 7702: 7701: 7699: 7689: 7650: 7568: 7567: 7565: 7555: 7531: 7507: 7481: 7417: 7416: 7414: 7400: 7349: 7301: 7300: 7298: 7290: 7266: 7247: 7234: 7213: 7185: 7152: 7113: 7112: 7110: 7102: 7056: 7055: 7053: 7043: 7006: 7005: 7003: 6993: 6960: 6930: 6897:S. angustifrons 6884: 6883: 6881: 6871: 6844:(stink badgers) 6843: 6842: 6840: 6830: 6822:Striped skunk ( 6797: 6791:C. semistriatus 6751: 6750: 6748: 6728: 6727: 6725: 6717: 6711:Ailurus fulgens 6691: 6658: 6608: 6607: 6605: 6597: 6569: 6568: 6566: 6552: 6528: 6505: 6504: 6502: 6488: 6487: 6485: 6469: 6427: 6394: 6350: 6318: 6317: 6315: 6301: 6299: 6298: 6296: 6284: 6197: 6180: 6156: 6135: 6102: 6076: 6043: 6038: 6036: 6035: 6033: 6029: 6024: 5998: 5994: 5966: 5946: 5929: 5928: 5902: 5851: 5816: 5792: 5763: 5761: 5751: 5730: 5659:Golden jackal ( 5643: 5617: 5579: 5577: 5565: 5496: 5490:Cerdocyon thous 5470: 5446: 5424: 5422: 5409: 5407: 5395: 5360:RĂŒppell's fox ( 5274: 5272: 5262: 5247:N. procyonoides 5229: 5221:Bat-eared fox ( 5203: 5168: 5164: 5150: 5146: 5114: 5099:H. pulverulenta 5054: 5012: 4968: 4935:U. semitorquata 4890:U. auropunctata 4872: 4833: 4782: 4749: 4732: 4699: 4682: 4644: 4642: 4637: 4636: 4620: 4587: 4570: 4537: 4531:Galidia elegans 4507: 4474: 4434: 4432: 4430: 4420: 4415: 4394: 4386:Spotted hyena ( 4370: 4353:Striped hyena ( 4339: 4337: 4329: 4300: 4298: 4282: 4257: 4217: 4155:Aquatic genet ( 4146:Pardine genet ( 4083:Angolan genet ( 4064: 4062: 4052: 4037:P. richardsonii 4025: 4023: 4000: 3983:Malayan civet ( 3949: 3941:African civet ( 3917: 3916: 3906: 3901: 3900: 3896: 3882: 3840: 3787: 3772:Diplogale hosei 3736: 3723: 3698: 3658: 3576: 3516: 3496: 3486: 3462: 3445: 3418: 3412: 3386:Eurasian lynx ( 3361: 3270: 3237: 3217: 3207: 3174: 3147: 3139: 3134: 3117: 3057: 3009: 3005: 2991: 2964: 2951: 2938: 2919: 2906: 2902: 2890: 2852: 2845: 2785: 2780: 2779: 2769: 2767: 2762: 2761: 2757: 2742: 2738: 2715: 2711: 2696: 2692: 2657: 2653: 2644: 2640: 2617:Viverra civetta 2613: 2609: 2602: 2588: 2584: 2573:Viverra civetta 2569: 2562: 2547: 2546: 2542: 2533: 2531: 2527: 2496: 2490: 2486: 2481:Wayback Machine 2470: 2466: 2429: 2425: 2418: 2402: 2398: 2393:. Logos Verlag. 2387: 2383: 2352: 2348: 2315: 2311: 2300: 2296: 2287: 2285: 2281: 2266: 2260: 2256: 2227: 2223: 2186: 2182: 2153: 2149: 2120: 2116: 2089: 2080: 2069: 2065: 2056: 2052: 2045: 2026: 2022: 2013: 2011: 2002: 2001: 1997: 1990: 1976: 1969: 1962: 1948: 1944: 1934: 1928: 1926: 1922: 1881: 1875: 1871: 1840: 1836: 1831:(1/2): 241−246. 1817: 1813: 1797: 1791: 1784: 1765: 1758: 1731: 1727: 1714:Viverra civetta 1708: 1704: 1695: 1693: 1689: 1667:10.2307/3504320 1654: 1644: 1627: 1620: 1602:"African Civet 1598: 1594: 1579:10.2307/1382238 1555: 1551: 1536: 1505: 1498: 1488: 1486: 1456: 1449: 1444: 1401:Dantokpa Market 1393: 1369: 1228:Mus musculoides 1204: 1161: 1074: 1037: 1036: 1029:masseter muscle 1021:temporal muscle 1001: 1000: 999: 998: 997: 994: 985: 984: 983: 980: 969: 967:Characteristics 903: 897:("civet cat"). 850: 845: 836: 827: 777: 768: 759: 707:Viverra zibetha 550: 512:C. c. volkmanni 486:C. c. australis 472:from the upper 435:Viverra zibetha 415:scientific name 411:Viverra civetta 408: 315: 297:Viverra civetta 293: 292: 255: 250:C. c. volkmanni 248: 243:C. c. australis 241: 234: 224: 207: 200: 194: 181: 178:C. civetta 79: 71: 60: 56: 49: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 8715: 8705: 8704: 8699: 8694: 8689: 8684: 8679: 8662: 8661: 8659: 8658: 8645: 8632: 8616: 8614: 8608: 8607: 8605: 8604: 8591: 8578: 8565: 8552: 8539: 8526: 8513: 8500: 8487: 8474: 8461: 8448: 8435: 8422: 8409: 8396: 8383: 8370: 8355: 8339: 8337: 8331: 8330: 8316: 8315: 8312: 8311: 8308: 8307: 8304: 8303: 8300: 8299: 8297: 8296: 8292:M. strigidorsa 8287: 8278: 8269: 8260: 8251: 8245:Least weasel ( 8242: 8233: 8224: 8215: 8206: 8197: 8191:Haida ermine ( 8188: 8179: 8175:M. eversmannii 8170: 8161: 8152: 8142: 8140: 8124: 8123: 8121: 8120: 8111: 8102: 8093: 8083: 8081: 8070: 8064: 8063: 8060: 8059: 8057: 8056: 8047: 8038: 8028: 8026: 8018: 8017: 8015: 8014: 8004: 8002: 7994: 7993: 7991: 7990: 7981: 7971: 7969: 7961: 7960: 7958: 7957: 7947: 7944: 7943: 7941: 7940: 7930: 7928: 7920: 7919: 7917: 7916: 7907: 7903:L. longicaudis 7898: 7892:Marine otter ( 7889: 7879: 7877: 7869: 7868: 7866: 7865: 7855: 7849: 7835: 7834: 7831: 7830: 7827: 7826: 7824: 7823: 7814: 7804: 7802: 7794: 7793: 7791: 7790: 7780: 7777: 7776: 7774: 7773: 7763: 7761: 7750: 7736: 7735: 7732: 7731: 7729: 7728: 7719: 7709: 7707: 7691: 7690: 7688: 7687: 7677: 7671: 7662: 7656: 7655: 7652: 7651: 7649: 7648: 7639: 7630: 7621: 7612: 7606:Beech marten ( 7603: 7594: 7585: 7575: 7573: 7557: 7556: 7554: 7553: 7543: 7541: 7533: 7532: 7530: 7529: 7519: 7517: 7509: 7508: 7506: 7505: 7495: 7489: 7483: 7482: 7480: 7479: 7470: 7461: 7452: 7443: 7434: 7424: 7422: 7406: 7405: 7402: 7401: 7399: 7398: 7389: 7383:Asian badger ( 7380: 7371: 7361: 7359: 7351: 7350: 7348: 7347: 7338: 7329: 7325:A. albogularis 7319: 7317: 7306: 7292: 7291: 7289: 7288: 7282:Honey badger ( 7278: 7276: 7268: 7267: 7265: 7264: 7254: 7248: 7243: 7236: 7235: 7223: 7222: 7219: 7218: 7215: 7214: 7212: 7211: 7210: 7209: 7203: 7201: 7195: 7194: 7191: 7190: 7187: 7186: 7184: 7183: 7174: 7164: 7162: 7154: 7153: 7151: 7150: 7141: 7131: 7129: 7118: 7104: 7103: 7101: 7100: 7091: 7082: 7073: 7063: 7061: 7045: 7044: 7042: 7041: 7032: 7023: 7019:P. cancrivorus 7013: 7011: 6995: 6994: 6992: 6991: 6987:B. sumichrasti 6982: 6972: 6970: 6962: 6961: 6959: 6958: 6948: 6942: 6936: 6935: 6932: 6931: 6929: 6928: 6919: 6910: 6901: 6891: 6889: 6873: 6872: 6870: 6869: 6860: 6850: 6848: 6832: 6831: 6829: 6828: 6819: 6813:Hooded skunk ( 6809: 6807: 6799: 6798: 6796: 6795: 6786: 6777: 6768: 6758: 6756: 6737: 6719: 6718: 6716: 6715: 6705: 6703: 6693: 6692: 6680: 6679: 6676: 6675: 6672: 6671: 6668: 6667: 6664: 6663: 6660: 6659: 6657: 6656: 6647: 6638: 6632:Weddell seal ( 6629: 6623:Leopard seal ( 6619: 6613: 6599: 6598: 6596: 6595: 6586: 6576: 6574: 6558: 6557: 6554: 6553: 6551: 6550: 6540: 6538: 6530: 6529: 6527: 6526: 6516: 6510: 6493: 6479: 6478: 6475: 6474: 6471: 6470: 6468: 6467: 6458: 6449: 6443:Caspian seal ( 6439: 6437: 6429: 6428: 6426: 6425: 6416: 6410:Spotted seal ( 6406: 6404: 6396: 6395: 6393: 6392: 6383: 6374: 6364: 6358: 6352: 6351: 6349: 6348: 6339: 6333:Bearded seal ( 6329: 6323: 6306: 6302:or true seals) 6300:(earless seals 6290: 6289: 6286: 6285: 6283: 6282: 6273: 6264: 6255: 6246: 6237: 6228: 6219: 6209: 6207: 6199: 6198: 6196: 6195: 6185: 6182: 6181: 6179: 6178: 6168: 6166: 6158: 6157: 6155: 6154: 6144: 6141: 6140: 6137: 6136: 6134: 6133: 6124: 6114: 6112: 6104: 6103: 6101: 6100: 6090: 6084: 6078: 6077: 6075: 6074: 6064: 6062: 6051: 6026: 6025: 6023: 6022: 6012: 6010: 6000: 5999: 5984: 5983: 5980: 5979: 5976: 5975: 5972: 5971: 5968: 5967: 5965: 5964: 5963: 5962: 5956: 5954: 5948: 5947: 5945: 5944: 5943: 5942: 5936: 5934: 5918: 5912: 5911: 5908: 5907: 5904: 5903: 5901: 5900: 5891: 5882: 5873: 5863: 5861: 5853: 5852: 5850: 5849: 5840: 5830: 5824: 5818: 5817: 5815: 5814: 5804: 5802: 5794: 5793: 5791: 5790: 5786:A. melanoleuca 5780: 5778: 5767: 5752: 5747: 5744: 5743: 5740: 5739: 5736: 5735: 5732: 5731: 5729: 5728: 5719: 5710: 5704:Eastern wolf ( 5701: 5692: 5686:African wolf ( 5683: 5674: 5668:Domestic dog ( 5665: 5655: 5653: 5645: 5644: 5642: 5641: 5632: 5622: 5619: 5618: 5616: 5615: 5606: 5596: 5594: 5583: 5571: 5570: 5567: 5566: 5564: 5563: 5554: 5548:Sechuran fox ( 5545: 5541:L. gymnocercus 5536: 5527: 5521:Darwin's fox ( 5518: 5508: 5506: 5498: 5497: 5495: 5494: 5485: 5475: 5472: 5471: 5469: 5468: 5458: 5456: 5448: 5447: 5445: 5444: 5434: 5428: 5413: 5401: 5400: 5397: 5396: 5394: 5393: 5384: 5375: 5366: 5357: 5348: 5339: 5330: 5321: 5312: 5303: 5294: 5290:V. bengalensis 5284: 5282: 5264: 5263: 5261: 5260: 5251: 5241: 5239: 5231: 5230: 5228: 5227: 5217: 5211: 5205: 5204: 5202: 5201: 5192: 5182: 5180: 5169: 5159: 5152: 5151: 5136: 5135: 5132: 5131: 5128: 5127: 5124: 5123: 5120: 5119: 5116: 5115: 5113: 5112: 5103: 5094: 5085: 5076: 5066: 5064: 5056: 5055: 5053: 5052: 5043: 5034: 5030:B. crassicauda 5024: 5022: 5014: 5013: 5011: 5010: 5001: 4992: 4983: 4973: 4970: 4969: 4967: 4966: 4957: 4948: 4939: 4930: 4921: 4912: 4903: 4894: 4884: 4882: 4874: 4873: 4871: 4870: 4861: 4851: 4845: 4839: 4838: 4835: 4834: 4832: 4831: 4822: 4813: 4804: 4794: 4792: 4784: 4783: 4781: 4780: 4771: 4761: 4759: 4751: 4750: 4748: 4747: 4737: 4734: 4733: 4731: 4730: 4721: 4711: 4709: 4701: 4700: 4698: 4697: 4687: 4684: 4683: 4681: 4680: 4670: 4668: 4657: 4648: 4630: 4629: 4626: 4625: 4622: 4621: 4619: 4618: 4609: 4599: 4597: 4589: 4588: 4586: 4585: 4575: 4572: 4571: 4569: 4568: 4564:G. grandidieri 4559: 4549: 4547: 4539: 4538: 4536: 4535: 4525: 4519: 4513: 4512: 4509: 4508: 4506: 4505: 4496: 4486: 4484: 4476: 4475: 4473: 4472: 4463: 4453: 4447: 4438: 4421: 4411: 4408: 4407: 4404: 4403: 4400: 4399: 4396: 4395: 4393: 4392: 4382: 4380: 4372: 4371: 4369: 4368: 4359: 4349: 4343: 4331: 4330: 4328: 4327: 4317: 4315: 4304: 4284: 4283: 4271: 4270: 4267: 4266: 4263: 4262: 4259: 4258: 4256: 4255: 4254: 4253: 4247: 4245: 4235: 4234: 4231: 4230: 4227: 4226: 4223: 4222: 4219: 4218: 4216: 4215: 4206: 4197: 4188: 4179: 4170: 4161: 4152: 4143: 4134: 4128:Letaba genet ( 4125: 4116: 4110:Common genet ( 4107: 4098: 4089: 4080: 4070: 4068: 4054: 4053: 4051: 4050: 4041: 4031: 4029: 4012: 4006: 4005: 4002: 4001: 3999: 3998: 3989: 3980: 3971: 3961: 3959: 3951: 3950: 3948: 3947: 3938: 3928: 3922: 3907: 3895: 3888: 3887: 3884: 3883: 3881: 3880: 3876:P. zeylonensis 3871: 3862: 3852: 3850: 3842: 3841: 3839: 3838: 3834:Paguma larvata 3829: 3820: 3811: 3801: 3795: 3789: 3788: 3786: 3785: 3776: 3767: 3758: 3748: 3746: 3737: 3732: 3725: 3724: 3712: 3711: 3708: 3707: 3704: 3703: 3700: 3699: 3697: 3696: 3695: 3694: 3688: 3686: 3680: 3679: 3676: 3675: 3672: 3671: 3668: 3667: 3664: 3663: 3660: 3659: 3657: 3656: 3647: 3638: 3629: 3620: 3611: 3605:Domestic cat ( 3602: 3592: 3590: 3582: 3581: 3578: 3577: 3575: 3574: 3565: 3561:P. rubiginosus 3556: 3547: 3538: 3534:P. bengalensis 3528: 3526: 3518: 3517: 3515: 3514: 3508:Pallas's cat ( 3504: 3498: 3492: 3491: 3488: 3487: 3485: 3484: 3474: 3472: 3464: 3463: 3461: 3460: 3450: 3447: 3446: 3444: 3443: 3433: 3431: 3420: 3414: 3413: 3411: 3410: 3401: 3395:Iberian lynx ( 3392: 3383: 3373: 3371: 3363: 3362: 3360: 3359: 3350: 3341: 3332: 3323: 3314: 3305: 3296: 3286: 3284: 3276: 3275: 3272: 3271: 3269: 3268: 3259: 3249: 3247: 3239: 3238: 3236: 3235: 3225: 3219: 3213: 3212: 3209: 3208: 3206: 3205: 3196: 3186: 3184: 3176: 3175: 3173: 3172: 3162: 3160: 3149: 3140: 3130: 3127: 3126: 3123: 3122: 3119: 3118: 3116: 3115: 3106: 3097: 3088: 3079: 3073:Snow leopard ( 3069: 3067: 3059: 3058: 3056: 3055: 3046: 3036: 3034: 3023: 3010: 3000: 2993: 2992: 2990: 2989: 2980: 2970: 2968: 2952: 2947: 2940: 2939: 2937: 2936: 2926: 2920: 2915: 2908: 2907: 2892: 2891: 2889: 2888: 2886:Laurasiatheria 2882: 2876: 2870: 2864: 2857: 2854: 2853: 2844: 2843: 2836: 2829: 2821: 2815: 2814: 2813:at Wikispecies 2800: 2784: 2783:External links 2781: 2778: 2777: 2755: 2736: 2709: 2690: 2671:(4): 497–510. 2651: 2638: 2607: 2601:978-0869798027 2600: 2582: 2560: 2540: 2484: 2464: 2423: 2416: 2407:The Carnivores 2396: 2381: 2362:(4): 588–591. 2346: 2309: 2294: 2254: 2241:(4): 882–892. 2221: 2200:(4): 777–790. 2180: 2167:(4): 151–164. 2147: 2114: 2103:(4): 359–394. 2078: 2063: 2050: 2043: 2020: 1995: 1988: 1967: 1960: 1942: 1869: 1850:(4): 607–625. 1834: 1811: 1782: 1756: 1725: 1702: 1625: 1618: 1592: 1549: 1534: 1496: 1446: 1445: 1443: 1440: 1392: 1389: 1368: 1365: 1203: 1200: 1160: 1157: 1107:gallery forest 1073: 1070: 1025:zygomatic arch 1017:sagittal crest 995: 988: 987: 986: 981: 974: 973: 972: 971: 970: 968: 965: 964: 963: 951: 933: 921: 902: 899: 849: 846: 842: 841: 838: 837: 833: 832: 829: 828: 824: 823: 820: 819: 810: 807: 806: 803: 802: 793: 788: 786: 783: 782: 779: 778: 774: 773: 770: 769: 765: 764: 761: 760: 756: 755: 752: 751: 739: 736: 735: 732: 731: 719: 716: 715: 712: 711: 699: 694: 692: 684: 683: 680: 679: 665: 660: 658: 655: 654: 651: 650: 638: 633: 631: 626: 624: 619: 573:diverged from 549: 546: 538: 537: 523: 509: 502:Olifants River 483: 480:C. c. schwarzi 477: 468:in 1929 was a 407: 404: 317: 316: 314: 313: 302: 300:Schreber, 1776 290: 289: 288: 285: 284: 278: 277: 273: 272: 264: 263: 253:Lundholm, 1955 246:Lundholm, 1955 236:C. c. schwarzi 214: 213: 209: 208: 201: 190: 189: 183: 182: 175: 173: 169: 168: 161: 157: 156: 151: 147: 146: 141: 137: 136: 131: 127: 126: 121: 117: 116: 111: 107: 106: 101: 97: 96: 91: 87: 86: 73: 72: 54: 51: 50: 45: 42: 41: 33: 32: 31:African civet 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 8714: 8703: 8700: 8698: 8695: 8693: 8690: 8688: 8685: 8683: 8680: 8678: 8675: 8674: 8672: 8655: 8650: 8646: 8642: 8637: 8633: 8628: 8622: 8618: 8617: 8615: 8613: 8609: 8601: 8596: 8592: 8588: 8583: 8579: 8575: 8570: 8566: 8562: 8557: 8553: 8549: 8544: 8540: 8536: 8531: 8527: 8523: 8518: 8514: 8510: 8505: 8501: 8497: 8492: 8488: 8484: 8479: 8475: 8471: 8466: 8462: 8458: 8453: 8449: 8445: 8440: 8436: 8432: 8427: 8423: 8419: 8414: 8410: 8406: 8401: 8397: 8393: 8388: 8384: 8380: 8375: 8371: 8366: 8360: 8356: 8351: 8345: 8341: 8340: 8338: 8336: 8332: 8328: 8323: 8295: 8293: 8288: 8286: 8284: 8279: 8277: 8275: 8270: 8268: 8266: 8261: 8259: 8257: 8252: 8250: 8248: 8243: 8241: 8239: 8234: 8232: 8230: 8229:M. lutreolina 8225: 8223: 8221: 8216: 8214: 8212: 8207: 8205: 8203: 8198: 8196: 8194: 8189: 8187: 8185: 8180: 8178: 8176: 8171: 8169: 8167: 8162: 8160: 8158: 8153: 8151: 8149: 8144: 8143: 8141: 8131: 8130: 8125: 8119: 8117: 8112: 8110: 8108: 8103: 8101: 8099: 8094: 8092: 8090: 8085: 8084: 8082: 8080: 8079: 8074: 8071: 8069: 8065: 8055: 8053: 8048: 8046: 8044: 8039: 8037: 8035: 8030: 8029: 8027: 8025: 8024: 8019: 8013: 8011: 8006: 8005: 8003: 8001: 8000: 7995: 7989: 7987: 7982: 7980: 7978: 7973: 7972: 7970: 7968: 7967: 7962: 7956: 7954: 7949: 7948: 7945: 7939: 7937: 7932: 7931: 7929: 7927: 7926: 7921: 7915: 7913: 7908: 7906: 7904: 7899: 7897: 7895: 7890: 7888: 7886: 7885:L. canadensis 7881: 7880: 7878: 7876: 7875: 7870: 7864: 7862: 7859:Giant otter ( 7857: 7856: 7853: 7850: 7840: 7836: 7822: 7820: 7815: 7813: 7811: 7806: 7805: 7803: 7801: 7800: 7795: 7789: 7787: 7782: 7781: 7778: 7772: 7770: 7765: 7764: 7762: 7760: 7759: 7754: 7751: 7741: 7737: 7727: 7725: 7720: 7718: 7716: 7711: 7710: 7708: 7698: 7697: 7692: 7686: 7684: 7679: 7678: 7675: 7672: 7670: 7666: 7663: 7661: 7657: 7647: 7645: 7640: 7638: 7636: 7631: 7629: 7627: 7622: 7620: 7618: 7617:M. gwatkinsii 7613: 7611: 7609: 7604: 7602: 7600: 7595: 7593: 7591: 7586: 7584: 7582: 7577: 7576: 7574: 7564: 7563: 7558: 7552: 7550: 7545: 7544: 7542: 7540: 7539: 7534: 7528: 7526: 7521: 7520: 7518: 7516: 7515: 7510: 7504: 7502: 7497: 7496: 7493: 7490: 7488: 7484: 7478: 7476: 7471: 7469: 7467: 7462: 7460: 7458: 7457:M. orientalis 7453: 7451: 7449: 7444: 7442: 7440: 7435: 7433: 7431: 7426: 7425: 7423: 7413: 7412: 7407: 7397: 7395: 7390: 7388: 7386: 7381: 7379: 7377: 7372: 7370: 7368: 7363: 7362: 7360: 7358: 7357: 7352: 7346: 7344: 7339: 7337: 7335: 7330: 7328: 7326: 7321: 7320: 7318: 7316: 7315: 7310: 7307: 7297: 7293: 7287: 7285: 7280: 7279: 7277: 7275: 7274: 7269: 7263: 7261: 7260:Taxidea taxus 7256: 7255: 7252: 7249: 7246: 7241: 7237: 7233: 7228: 7224: 7207: 7206: 7205: 7204: 7202: 7200: 7196: 7182: 7180: 7175: 7173: 7171: 7170:N. meridensis 7166: 7165: 7163: 7161: 7160: 7155: 7149: 7147: 7142: 7140: 7138: 7133: 7132: 7130: 7128: 7127: 7122: 7119: 7109: 7105: 7099: 7097: 7092: 7090: 7088: 7083: 7081: 7079: 7074: 7072: 7070: 7065: 7064: 7062: 7052: 7051: 7046: 7040: 7038: 7033: 7031: 7029: 7024: 7022: 7020: 7015: 7014: 7012: 7002: 7001: 6996: 6990: 6988: 6983: 6981: 6979: 6974: 6973: 6971: 6969: 6968: 6963: 6957: 6955: 6950: 6949: 6946: 6943: 6941: 6937: 6927: 6925: 6920: 6918: 6916: 6911: 6909: 6907: 6902: 6900: 6898: 6893: 6892: 6890: 6880: 6879: 6874: 6868: 6866: 6861: 6859: 6857: 6856:M. javanensis 6852: 6851: 6849: 6839: 6838: 6833: 6827: 6825: 6820: 6818: 6816: 6811: 6810: 6808: 6806: 6805: 6800: 6794: 6792: 6787: 6785: 6783: 6782:C. leuconotus 6778: 6776: 6774: 6773:C. humboldtii 6769: 6767: 6765: 6760: 6759: 6757: 6747: 6746: 6741: 6738: 6732: 6724: 6720: 6714: 6712: 6707: 6706: 6704: 6702: 6698: 6694: 6690: 6685: 6681: 6655: 6653: 6648: 6646: 6644: 6639: 6637: 6635: 6630: 6628: 6626: 6621: 6620: 6617: 6614: 6604: 6600: 6594: 6592: 6587: 6585: 6583: 6578: 6577: 6575: 6565: 6564: 6559: 6549: 6547: 6542: 6541: 6539: 6537: 6536: 6531: 6525: 6523: 6518: 6517: 6514: 6511: 6501: 6497: 6494: 6484: 6480: 6466: 6464: 6461:Baikal seal ( 6459: 6457: 6455: 6452:Ringed seal ( 6450: 6448: 6446: 6441: 6440: 6438: 6436: 6435: 6430: 6424: 6422: 6419:Harbor seal ( 6417: 6415: 6413: 6408: 6407: 6405: 6403: 6402: 6397: 6391: 6389: 6384: 6382: 6380: 6377:Ribbon seal ( 6375: 6373: 6371: 6366: 6365: 6362: 6359: 6357: 6353: 6347: 6345: 6342:Hooded seal ( 6340: 6338: 6336: 6331: 6330: 6327: 6324: 6314: 6310: 6307: 6295: 6291: 6281: 6279: 6278:A. tropicalis 6274: 6272: 6270: 6265: 6263: 6261: 6256: 6254: 6252: 6247: 6245: 6243: 6238: 6236: 6234: 6229: 6227: 6225: 6220: 6218: 6216: 6211: 6210: 6208: 6206: 6205: 6204:Arctocephalus 6200: 6194: 6192: 6187: 6186: 6183: 6177: 6175: 6170: 6169: 6167: 6165: 6164: 6159: 6153: 6151: 6146: 6145: 6142: 6132: 6130: 6129:Z. wollebaeki 6125: 6123: 6121: 6116: 6115: 6113: 6111: 6110: 6105: 6099: 6097: 6092: 6091: 6088: 6085: 6083: 6079: 6073: 6071: 6066: 6065: 6063: 6061: 6060: 6055: 6052: 6046: 6041: 6037:(eared seals: 6032: 6027: 6021: 6019: 6014: 6013: 6011: 6009: 6005: 6001: 5997: 5989: 5985: 5960: 5959: 5958: 5957: 5955: 5953: 5949: 5940: 5939: 5938: 5937: 5935: 5926: 5922: 5919: 5917: 5913: 5899: 5897: 5892: 5890: 5888: 5883: 5881: 5879: 5878:U. thibetanus 5874: 5872: 5870: 5869:U. americanus 5865: 5864: 5862: 5860: 5859: 5854: 5848: 5846: 5841: 5839: 5837: 5832: 5831: 5828: 5825: 5823: 5819: 5813: 5811: 5806: 5805: 5803: 5801: 5800: 5795: 5789: 5787: 5784:Giant panda ( 5782: 5781: 5779: 5777: 5776: 5771: 5768: 5760: 5756: 5753: 5750: 5745: 5727: 5725: 5720: 5718: 5716: 5711: 5709: 5707: 5702: 5700: 5698: 5693: 5691: 5689: 5684: 5682: 5680: 5675: 5673: 5671: 5670:C. familiaris 5666: 5664: 5662: 5657: 5656: 5654: 5652: 5651: 5646: 5640: 5638: 5633: 5631: 5629: 5628:Lycaon pictus 5624: 5623: 5620: 5614: 5612: 5607: 5605: 5603: 5598: 5597: 5595: 5593: 5592: 5587: 5584: 5576: 5572: 5562: 5560: 5555: 5553: 5551: 5546: 5544: 5542: 5537: 5535: 5533: 5528: 5526: 5524: 5519: 5517: 5515: 5510: 5509: 5507: 5505: 5504: 5499: 5493: 5491: 5486: 5484: 5482: 5477: 5476: 5473: 5467: 5465: 5460: 5459: 5457: 5455: 5454: 5449: 5443: 5441: 5436: 5435: 5432: 5429: 5421: 5417: 5414: 5406: 5402: 5392: 5390: 5385: 5383: 5381: 5376: 5374: 5372: 5367: 5365: 5363: 5358: 5356: 5354: 5349: 5347: 5345: 5340: 5338: 5336: 5331: 5329: 5327: 5324:Tibetan fox ( 5322: 5320: 5318: 5313: 5311: 5309: 5304: 5302: 5300: 5295: 5293: 5291: 5286: 5285: 5283: 5278: 5271: 5270: 5265: 5259: 5257: 5256:N. viverrinus 5252: 5250: 5248: 5243: 5242: 5240: 5238: 5237: 5232: 5226: 5224: 5219: 5218: 5215: 5212: 5210: 5206: 5200: 5198: 5197:U. littoralis 5193: 5191: 5189: 5184: 5183: 5181: 5179: 5178: 5173: 5170: 5162: 5157: 5153: 5149: 5141: 5137: 5111: 5109: 5104: 5102: 5100: 5095: 5093: 5091: 5086: 5084: 5082: 5077: 5075: 5073: 5072:H. flavescens 5068: 5067: 5065: 5063: 5062: 5057: 5051: 5049: 5044: 5042: 5040: 5035: 5033: 5031: 5026: 5025: 5023: 5021: 5020: 5015: 5009: 5007: 5002: 5000: 4998: 4993: 4991: 4989: 4984: 4982: 4980: 4975: 4974: 4971: 4965: 4963: 4962:U. vitticolla 4958: 4956: 4954: 4949: 4947: 4945: 4940: 4938: 4936: 4931: 4929: 4927: 4922: 4920: 4918: 4913: 4911: 4909: 4904: 4902: 4900: 4895: 4893: 4891: 4886: 4885: 4883: 4881: 4880: 4875: 4869: 4867: 4866:Xenogale naso 4862: 4860: 4858: 4853: 4852: 4849: 4846: 4844: 4840: 4830: 4828: 4823: 4821: 4819: 4814: 4812: 4810: 4805: 4803: 4801: 4796: 4795: 4793: 4791: 4790: 4785: 4779: 4777: 4772: 4770: 4768: 4763: 4762: 4760: 4758: 4757: 4752: 4746: 4744: 4739: 4738: 4735: 4729: 4727: 4722: 4720: 4718: 4713: 4712: 4710: 4708: 4707: 4702: 4696: 4694: 4689: 4688: 4685: 4679: 4677: 4672: 4671: 4669: 4667: 4666: 4661: 4658: 4656: 4652: 4649: 4640: 4639:sensu stricto 4635: 4631: 4617: 4615: 4610: 4608: 4606: 4601: 4600: 4598: 4596: 4595: 4590: 4584: 4582: 4577: 4576: 4573: 4567: 4565: 4560: 4558: 4556: 4551: 4550: 4548: 4546: 4545: 4540: 4534: 4532: 4527: 4526: 4523: 4520: 4518: 4514: 4504: 4502: 4497: 4495: 4493: 4488: 4487: 4485: 4483: 4482: 4477: 4471: 4469: 4468:Fossa fossana 4464: 4462: 4460: 4455: 4454: 4451: 4448: 4446: 4442: 4439: 4429: 4425: 4422: 4418: 4414: 4409: 4391: 4389: 4384: 4383: 4381: 4379: 4378: 4373: 4367: 4365: 4362:Brown hyena ( 4360: 4358: 4356: 4355:Hyaena hyaena 4351: 4350: 4347: 4344: 4336: 4332: 4326: 4324: 4319: 4318: 4316: 4314: 4313: 4308: 4305: 4297: 4293: 4289: 4285: 4281: 4276: 4272: 4251: 4250: 4249: 4248: 4246: 4244: 4240: 4236: 4214: 4212: 4207: 4205: 4203: 4198: 4196: 4194: 4189: 4187: 4185: 4182:Hausa genet ( 4180: 4178: 4176: 4171: 4169: 4167: 4162: 4160: 4158: 4153: 4151: 4149: 4144: 4142: 4140: 4135: 4133: 4131: 4126: 4124: 4122: 4117: 4115: 4113: 4108: 4106: 4104: 4099: 4097: 4095: 4090: 4088: 4086: 4085:G. angolensis 4081: 4079: 4077: 4076:G. abyssinica 4072: 4071: 4069: 4061: 4060: 4055: 4049: 4047: 4042: 4040: 4038: 4033: 4032: 4030: 4022: 4021: 4016: 4013: 4011: 4007: 3997: 3995: 3990: 3988: 3986: 3985:V. tangalunga 3981: 3979: 3977: 3972: 3970: 3968: 3963: 3962: 3960: 3958: 3957: 3952: 3946: 3944: 3939: 3937: 3935: 3930: 3929: 3926: 3923: 3920: 3919:sensu stricto 3915: 3911: 3908: 3904: 3899: 3893: 3889: 3879: 3877: 3872: 3870: 3868: 3863: 3861: 3859: 3854: 3853: 3851: 3849: 3848: 3843: 3837: 3835: 3830: 3828: 3826: 3821: 3819: 3817: 3812: 3810: 3808: 3803: 3802: 3799: 3796: 3794: 3793:Paradoxurinae 3790: 3784: 3782: 3777: 3775: 3773: 3768: 3766: 3764: 3761:Otter civet ( 3759: 3757: 3755: 3750: 3749: 3747: 3745: 3741: 3738: 3735: 3730: 3726: 3722: 3717: 3713: 3692: 3691: 3690: 3689: 3687: 3685: 3681: 3655: 3653: 3652:F. silvestris 3648: 3646: 3644: 3639: 3637: 3635: 3630: 3628: 3626: 3621: 3619: 3617: 3612: 3610: 3608: 3603: 3601: 3599: 3594: 3593: 3591: 3589: 3588: 3583: 3573: 3571: 3570:P. viverrinus 3568:Fishing cat ( 3566: 3564: 3562: 3557: 3555: 3553: 3548: 3546: 3544: 3543:P. javanensis 3539: 3537: 3535: 3532:Leopard cat ( 3530: 3529: 3527: 3525: 3524: 3519: 3513: 3511: 3506: 3505: 3502: 3499: 3493: 3483: 3481: 3476: 3475: 3473: 3471: 3470: 3465: 3459: 3457: 3452: 3451: 3448: 3442: 3440: 3435: 3434: 3432: 3430: 3429: 3424: 3421: 3415: 3409: 3407: 3402: 3400: 3398: 3393: 3391: 3389: 3384: 3382: 3380: 3379:L. canadensis 3377:Canada lynx ( 3375: 3374: 3372: 3370: 3369: 3364: 3358: 3356: 3351: 3349: 3347: 3342: 3340: 3338: 3333: 3331: 3329: 3324: 3322: 3320: 3315: 3313: 3311: 3306: 3304: 3302: 3297: 3295: 3293: 3288: 3287: 3285: 3283: 3282: 3277: 3267: 3265: 3260: 3258: 3256: 3251: 3250: 3248: 3246: 3245: 3240: 3234: 3232: 3227: 3226: 3223: 3220: 3214: 3204: 3202: 3201:C. temminckii 3197: 3195: 3193: 3188: 3187: 3185: 3183: 3182: 3177: 3171: 3169: 3166:Marbled cat ( 3164: 3163: 3161: 3159: 3158: 3153: 3150: 3144: 3141: 3137: 3136:sensu stricto 3133: 3128: 3114: 3112: 3107: 3105: 3103: 3098: 3096: 3094: 3089: 3087: 3085: 3080: 3078: 3076: 3071: 3070: 3068: 3066: 3065: 3060: 3054: 3052: 3047: 3045: 3043: 3038: 3037: 3035: 3033: 3032: 3027: 3024: 3022: 3018: 3014: 3011: 3003: 2998: 2994: 2988: 2986: 2985:P. pardicolor 2981: 2979: 2977: 2972: 2971: 2969: 2962: 2961: 2956: 2953: 2950: 2945: 2941: 2935: 2933: 2928: 2927: 2924: 2921: 2918: 2913: 2909: 2905: 2897: 2893: 2887: 2883: 2881: 2877: 2875: 2871: 2869: 2865: 2863: 2859: 2858: 2855: 2850: 2842: 2837: 2835: 2830: 2828: 2823: 2822: 2819: 2812: 2811: 2805: 2801: 2798: 2797: 2791: 2787: 2786: 2765: 2759: 2751: 2747: 2740: 2732: 2728: 2724: 2722: 2713: 2705: 2701: 2694: 2686: 2682: 2678: 2674: 2670: 2666: 2662: 2655: 2648: 2642: 2634: 2630: 2626: 2622: 2618: 2611: 2603: 2597: 2593: 2586: 2578: 2574: 2567: 2565: 2556: 2555: 2550: 2544: 2530:on 2017-08-17 2526: 2522: 2518: 2514: 2510: 2506: 2502: 2495: 2488: 2482: 2478: 2474: 2468: 2460: 2456: 2451: 2446: 2443:(3): 99–102. 2442: 2438: 2434: 2427: 2419: 2413: 2409: 2408: 2400: 2392: 2385: 2377: 2373: 2369: 2365: 2361: 2357: 2350: 2341: 2336: 2333:(3): 99–102. 2332: 2328: 2324: 2322: 2313: 2305: 2298: 2284:on 2021-01-29 2280: 2276: 2272: 2265: 2258: 2249: 2244: 2240: 2236: 2232: 2225: 2216: 2211: 2207: 2203: 2199: 2195: 2191: 2184: 2175: 2170: 2166: 2162: 2158: 2151: 2142: 2137: 2133: 2129: 2125: 2118: 2110: 2106: 2102: 2098: 2095:(Schreber)". 2094: 2087: 2085: 2083: 2074: 2067: 2060: 2054: 2046: 2040: 2036: 2035: 2030: 2024: 2009: 2005: 1999: 1991: 1989:9783030049546 1985: 1981: 1974: 1972: 1963: 1957: 1953: 1946: 1938: 1925:on 2016-10-04 1921: 1917: 1913: 1909: 1905: 1901: 1897: 1894:(2): 266–78. 1893: 1889: 1888: 1880: 1873: 1865: 1861: 1857: 1853: 1849: 1846:(in French). 1845: 1838: 1830: 1826: 1822: 1815: 1808:(3): 279−303. 1807: 1803: 1796: 1789: 1787: 1778: 1774: 1770: 1763: 1761: 1752: 1748: 1744: 1740: 1736: 1729: 1721: 1717: 1715: 1712:"Die Civette 1706: 1692:on 2013-05-15 1688: 1684: 1680: 1676: 1672: 1668: 1664: 1660: 1653: 1651: 1642: 1640: 1638: 1636: 1634: 1632: 1630: 1621: 1615: 1611: 1607: 1605: 1596: 1588: 1584: 1580: 1576: 1572: 1568: 1564: 1562: 1553: 1545: 1541: 1537: 1531: 1527: 1526: 1521: 1520:Wilson, D. E. 1517: 1515: 1509: 1503: 1501: 1484: 1479: 1475: 1471: 1470: 1465: 1463: 1454: 1452: 1447: 1439: 1437: 1433: 1428: 1426: 1421: 1417: 1413: 1408: 1406: 1402: 1398: 1388: 1386: 1380: 1378: 1374: 1364: 1361: 1359: 1355: 1351: 1347: 1343: 1342: 1337: 1336: 1331: 1327: 1326: 1321: 1317: 1313: 1309: 1305: 1301: 1297: 1296: 1291: 1287: 1283: 1279: 1275: 1274: 1269: 1265: 1261: 1257: 1253: 1249: 1245: 1241: 1237: 1233: 1229: 1225: 1221: 1217: 1213: 1209: 1199: 1197: 1192: 1188: 1186: 1182: 1178: 1174: 1170: 1166: 1156: 1154: 1153:Degua Tembien 1150: 1146: 1142: 1138: 1134: 1129: 1127: 1123: 1119: 1114: 1112: 1108: 1104: 1100: 1096: 1092: 1088: 1078: 1069: 1067: 1063: 1058: 1054: 1049: 1034: 1030: 1026: 1022: 1018: 1013: 1011: 1006: 992: 978: 961: 956: 952: 949: 943: 938: 934: 931: 926: 922: 919: 909: 905: 904: 898: 896: 892: 889: 885: 881: 878: 877:specific name 874: 870: 866: 862: 858: 855: 840: 839: 831: 830: 822: 821: 818: 817: 816: 809: 808: 805: 804: 801: 800: 799: 792: 791: 785: 784: 781: 780: 772: 771: 763: 762: 754: 753: 750: 748: 747:V. tangalunga 744: 743:Malayan civet 738: 737: 734: 733: 730: 728: 724: 718: 717: 714: 713: 710: 708: 704: 698: 697: 691: 690: 686: 685: 682: 681: 678: 676: 675: 670: 669:African civet 664: 663: 657: 656: 653: 652: 649: 647: 643: 637: 636: 630: 629: 623: 622: 618: 616: 615: 610: 606: 602: 601: 596: 595: 590: 586: 582: 578: 577: 572: 569: 565: 561: 560: 555: 545: 543: 535: 531: 527: 524: 521: 517: 513: 510: 507: 503: 499: 495: 494:type specimen 491: 488:described by 487: 484: 481: 478: 475: 471: 467: 466:Ángel Cabrera 464:described by 463: 462:C. c. congica 460: 459: 458: 456: 452: 448: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 416: 412: 403: 401: 400: 396: 392: 391:invertebrates 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 369: 365: 360: 358: 354: 350: 349:IUCN Red List 346: 345:Least Concern 342: 338: 334: 331:) is a large 330: 329: 324: 323:African civet 310: 306: 305:V. poortmanni 303: 298: 295: 294: 286: 283: 279: 274: 270: 265: 262: 258: 251: 244: 239:Cabrera, 1929 237: 231: 227: 226:C. c. congica 220: 219:C. c. civetta 215: 210: 205: 199: 197: 191: 188: 187:Binomial name 184: 180: 179: 174: 171: 170: 167: 166: 162: 159: 158: 155: 152: 149: 148: 145: 142: 139: 138: 135: 132: 129: 128: 125: 122: 119: 118: 115: 112: 109: 108: 105: 102: 99: 98: 95: 92: 89: 88: 83: 78: 74: 68: 63: 62:Least Concern 52: 48: 43: 39: 34: 29: 26: 22: 8611: 8334: 8291: 8282: 8273: 8264: 8255: 8246: 8237: 8228: 8219: 8210: 8201: 8192: 8183: 8174: 8165: 8156: 8147: 8127: 8115: 8106: 8097: 8088: 8076: 8051: 8042: 8033: 8021: 8009: 7997: 7986:L. sumatrana 7985: 7976: 7964: 7952: 7935: 7923: 7911: 7902: 7893: 7884: 7872: 7860: 7818: 7809: 7797: 7785: 7769:V. peregusna 7768: 7756: 7723: 7714: 7694: 7682: 7669:Lyncodontini 7660:Ictonychinae 7644:M. zibellina 7643: 7634: 7625: 7616: 7607: 7599:M. flavigula 7598: 7589: 7581:M. americana 7580: 7560: 7548: 7536: 7524: 7512: 7501:Eira barbara 7500: 7474: 7466:M. personata 7465: 7456: 7447: 7438: 7429: 7409: 7393: 7384: 7376:M. canescens 7375: 7366: 7354: 7342: 7333: 7324: 7312: 7283: 7271: 7259: 7178: 7169: 7157: 7145: 7136: 7124: 7095: 7086: 7077: 7068: 7048: 7036: 7027: 7018: 6998: 6986: 6985:Cacomistle ( 6977: 6965: 6954:Potos flavus 6953: 6923: 6914: 6905: 6896: 6876: 6864: 6855: 6835: 6823: 6814: 6802: 6790: 6781: 6772: 6763: 6743: 6710: 6651: 6642: 6633: 6624: 6590: 6581: 6561: 6545: 6533: 6521: 6506:(monk seals) 6462: 6453: 6444: 6432: 6420: 6411: 6399: 6387: 6378: 6369: 6343: 6334: 6277: 6269:A. townsendi 6268: 6259: 6251:A. philippii 6250: 6241: 6232: 6223: 6215:A. australis 6214: 6202: 6190: 6173: 6161: 6149: 6128: 6119: 6107: 6095: 6069: 6057: 6017: 5896:U. maritimus 5895: 5894:Polar bear ( 5886: 5885:Brown bear ( 5877: 5868: 5856: 5844: 5835: 5834:Sloth bear ( 5809: 5797: 5785: 5773: 5723: 5714: 5705: 5696: 5687: 5678: 5669: 5660: 5648: 5637:Cuon alpinus 5636: 5627: 5611:L. mesomelas 5610: 5601: 5589: 5558: 5549: 5540: 5539:Pampas fox ( 5531: 5522: 5513: 5501: 5489: 5480: 5464:S. 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Index

African palm civet

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Feliformia
Viverridae
Civettictis
Binomial name
Schreber
Cabrera

Synonyms
Pucheran
viverrid
sub-Saharan Africa
secondary forests
Least Concern
IUCN Red List
civetone
perfume
nocturnal
solitary

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