-
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...
- The
fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox; /ˈfɒsə/ FOSS-ə or /ˈfuːsə/ FOO-sə; Malagasy: [ˈfusə̥]) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like
mammal that is
endemic to Madagascar...
- ympev.2009.05.038. PMID 19520178. Valentini, M.B. & Major, J.D. (1714). "
Viverra Indica grysea. Mungos".
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- The
Malabar large-spotted
civet (
Viverra civettina), also
known as the
Malabar civet, is a
viverrid endemic to the
Western Ghats of India. It is listed...
- are
known as
genets and oyans. The word
viverridae comes from the
Latin viverra 'ferret', but
ferrets are in a
different family, the Mustelidae. Viverrids...
-
Viverricula indica.
Viverra pallida by John
Edward Gray in 1831 was a pale
civet skin from an
inexplicit location in China.
Viverra bengalensis by Gray...
- and
belongs in its own
monotypic family, Nandiniidae. The
Malagasy civet (
Fossa fossana)
belongs to a
separate family Eupleridae, with
other carnivorans...
- to Madagascar. It
contains the
living fossa and its larger,
recently extinct relative, the
giant fossa. The
fossas are the
largest of Madagascar's mammalian...
- The
Malayan civet (
Viverra tangalunga), also
known as the
Malay civet and
Oriental civet, is a
viverrid native to the
Malay Peninsula and the islands...
- The
large Indian civet (
Viverra zibetha) is a
viverrid native to
South and
Southeast Asia. It is
listed as
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The global...
