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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
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- ympev.2009.05.038. PMID 19520178. Valentini, M.B. & Major, J.D. (1714). "
Viverra Indica grysea. Mungos".
Museum museorum, oder, Vollständige
Schau Bühne...
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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...
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because of its
thick skin,
strength and
ferocious defensive abilities.
Viverra capensis was the
scientific name used by
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber...
- 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...
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Viverra leakeyi, also
known as Leakey's
civet or the
giant civet, is an
extinct species of civet. Its
fossils have been
found in Africa, from Langebaanweg...
