Viverra tangalunga
J. E. Gray, 1832
Malay 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
Gray, J.E. 1832-06-05. Specimens and drawings of numerous animals: referable to the genus Paradoxurus were laid upon the table. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1832(17):63-68.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1213966Original name as described
Viverra Tangalunga
Other common names
Malayan Civet · Oriental Civet
Type locality
West Sumatra.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya · Australasia
Country distribution
Malaysia · Indonesia · Singapore · Brunei? · Philippines
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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