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Definition of Viverra fossa

Viverra fossa
Fossane Fos"sane`, n. [Cf. F. fossane.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of civet (Viverra fossa) resembling the genet.

Meaning of Viverra fossa from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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...
- across the Wallace Line. The word viverridae comes from the Latin word viverra. The species of the subfamily Genettinae are known as genets and oyans...
- an aggressive, intelligent animal that is fearless and tough in nature. Viverra capensis was the scientific name used by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber...
- needed] A minority of writers use civet to refer only to Civettictis, Viverra and Viverricula civets. However, in more common usage in English, the name...
- †Stenoplesictis Genus: †Viretictis Parvorder: Viverroidea Family: Viverridae (Viverra and allies) Superfamily: Herpestoidea Family: Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivorans)...
- ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. Valentini, M.B. & Major, J.D. (1714). "Viverra Indica grysea. Mungos". Museum museorum, oder, Vollständige Schau Bühne...
- 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...
- described between 1820 and 1992: Viverra bondar by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1820 was a specimen from Bengal Viverra musanga by Stamford Raffles in 1821...
- The large-spotted civet (Viverra megaspila) is a viverrid native to Southeast Asia that is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Po**** described...