- 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...
-
subfamily Euplerinae. All
species of
Euplerinae were
formerly classified as
viverrids,
while all
species in the
subfamily Galidiinae were
classified as herpestids...
- most
African ecosystems.
Although phylogenetically closer to
felines and
viverrids,
hyenas are
behaviourally and
morphologically similar to
canids in several...
- "cat-like" carnivorans,
including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses,
viverrids, and
related taxa.
Feliformia stands in
contrast to the
other suborder...
- gr****lands,
though some
species can be
found in
savannas or wetlands. Most
viverrids are 40 to 65 cm (16 to 26 in) long, plus a 35 to 60 cm (14 to 24 in) tail...
-
resemblance to cats,
family Felidae,
which is
greater than in the
other viverrids. As the
relationship between linsangs and cats was
thought to be rather...
- 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...
-
Paradoxurinae is a
subfamily of the
feliform viverrids that was
denominated and
first described by John
Edward Gray in 1864. Po****
subordinated the genera...
-
resemblance to cats,
family Felidae,
which is
greater than in the
other viverrids. As the
relationship between linsangs and cats was
thought to be rather...
-
nature and is
thought to be of a more ground-dwelling
nature than
other viverrids. It is
thought to make dens in
holes between rocks and/or tree roots....
