Civettictis civetta

(von Schreber, 1776)

African Civet

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Viverroidea
Family : Viverridae
Subfamily : Viverrinae
Genus : Civettictis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1776. pl. 111. P. pl. 111 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064658

Original name as described

Viverra civetta

Type locality

Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Cameroon · Chad · Mali · Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Cote d'Ivoire · Djibouti · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Mauritania · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · South Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006105

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Civettictis civetta congica

Cabrera, 1929

Family

Viverridae

Root name

congica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-51811

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-51811

Authority publication

Memorias de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Viverra poortmanni

(Pucheran, 1855)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

poortmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1856-747, MNHN-ZM-MO-1859-52, MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-304

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1856-747 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1859-52 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-304

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2281098

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Civettictis civetta pauli

Kock, Künzel, & Rayaleh, 2000

Family

Viverridae

Root name

pauli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:89710

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Viverra civetta volkmanni

(Lundholm, 1955)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

volkmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 10157

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Viverra civetta australis

(Lundholm, 1955)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 5293

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Viverra (Civetta) orientalis

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835465

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Viverra viverra

(R. Zimara, 1935)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

viverra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Zimara (1935:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)

Viverra civetta civetta

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

civetta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Viverra civetta congica

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

congica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Viverra civetta schwarzi

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

schwarzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Civettictis civetta

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Viverridae

Root name

civetta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

265, 266

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:265, 266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  4. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41695/147992107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Civettictis civetta australis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Civettictis civetta civetta

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

civetta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Civettictis civetta volkmanni

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

volkmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra civetta

(von Schreber, 1776)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

civetta

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064658

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18035910) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60375)
  2. Lesson (1827:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  4. Smith (1842:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  5. Fitzinger (1855:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  6. Lydekker (1908:448, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  7. Roberts (1913:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  8. Coetzee (1971:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Viverra civeta

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

civeta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637205

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Civetta vulgaris

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Viverra concolor

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

xii, 206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130291

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xii, 206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Viverra Civitta

(A. Smith, 1833)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

civitta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968208

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Viverra civetta orientalis

(Matschie, 1891)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6400759

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra megaspila

(Noack, 1891)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

megaspila

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7781014

Authority publication

Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Civettictis civetta schwarzi

Cabrera, 1929

Family

Viverridae

Root name

schwarzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

36

Authority publication

Memorias de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Civettictis civetta matschiei

Pocock, 1933

Family

Viverridae

Root name

matschiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

429 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48199328

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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