Viverra civettina

E. Blyth, 1862

Malabar Civet

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 31, 332

Original name as described

Viverra civettina

Other common names

Malabar Large-spotted Civet

Type material

ZSI 10393

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Southern Malabar, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

Taxonomy notes

questions exist about taxonomic status

Taxonomy notes citation

Nandini, R., & Mudappa, D. (2010). Mystery or myth: a review of history and conservation status of the Malabar Civet Viverra civettina Blyth, 1862. Small Carnivore Conservation, 43, 47-59.

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006106

Country distribution map

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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.

Viverra civettina

E. Blyth, 1862

Family

Viverridae

Root name

civettina

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 10393

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

332

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534672) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23036/45202281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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