- The
viverrids (/vaɪˈvɛrɪdz/)
comprise 33
species placed in 14 genera. This
family was
named and
first described by John
Edward Gray in 1821.
Viverrids occur...
- "cat-like" carnivorans,
including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses,
viverrids, and
related taxa.
Feliformia stands in
contrast to the
other suborder...
-
composed mainly of the
civets and genets. A
member of this
family is
called a
viverrid. They are
widespread primarily throughout Africa, India, and southeast...
- The
otter civet (Cynogale bennettii) is a
semiaquatic viverrid native to Thailand, Malaysia,
Indonesia and Brunei. It is
believed to be
undergoing severe...
-
known as
Sulawesi civet,
musang and
brown palm
civet is a little-known
viverrid endemic to Sulawesi. It is
listed as
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List due...
- hermaphroditus), also
called common palm civet,
toddy cat and musang, is a
viverrid native to
South and
Southeast Asia.
Since 2008, it is IUCN Red
Listed as...
-
subfamily Euplerinae. All
species of
Euplerinae were
formerly classified as
viverrids,
while all
species in the
subfamily Galidiinae were
classified as herpestids...
- the
large Indian civet (V. zibetha). The
genus was
subordinated to the
viverrid family by John
Edward Gray in 1821.
Viverra species are
distinguished externally...
- Hose's palm
civet (Diplogale hosei), also
known as Hose's civet, is a
viverrid species endemic to the
island of Borneo. It is
listed on the IUCN Red List...
-
civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni), also
called the Jerdon's palm civet, is a
viverrid endemic to the
Western Ghats of India. The
scientific name Paradoxurus...
