Viverra zibetha

Linnaeus, 1758

Large Indian 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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033855

Original name as described

Viverra zibetha

Type locality

India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006109

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.

Viverra zibetha expectata

Colbert & Hooijer, 1953

Family

Viverridae

Root name

expectata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH FM-18725

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

(Viverra) civettoides

Hodgson, 1842

Family

Viverridae

Root name

civettoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0002c173-59cf-48aa-b01c-392ceafeb3a4

Authority page

62

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

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

Viverra melanura

Hodgson, 1842

Family

Viverridae

Root name

melanura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.25

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ac1f50e4-07ef-4899-8ea5-b9163e558295

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

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

Viverra zibetha pruinosa

Wroughton, 1915

Family

Viverridae

Root name

pruinosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.12.8.106

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dd42ff16-10bc-4d30-bb18-3bc68499a0d0

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151587

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Viverra zibetha picta

Wroughton, 1915

Family

Viverridae

Root name

picta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.7.1.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a94ea739-8119-4b20-a036-2adf0b9cd904

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151587

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Viverra zibetha surdaster

O. Thomas, 1927

Family

Viverridae

Root name

surdastra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.10.4.53

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13b8db44-a4bb-4005-b16a-b5b994e73d1f

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Viverra zibetha sigillata

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1920

Family

Viverridae

Root name

sigillata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1949.436

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2456f183-48f6-4179-9c7d-3d9b5a7ff889

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10882142

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Viverra undulata

J. E. Gray, 1830

Family

Viverridae

Root name

undulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

9

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Viverra tainguensis

Sokolov, Rozhnov, & Trong Pham Anh, 1997

Family

Viverridae

Root name

tainguensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-144515

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-144515

Authority page

587

Authority publication

Зоологический Журнал

Name usages

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

Civetta undulata

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

undulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Civetta zibetha

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

zibetha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Viverra zibetha ashtoni

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

ashtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Viverra zibetha pruinosus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

pruinosus

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 (2009:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Viverra zibetha zibetha

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

zibetha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Viverra zibetha

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Viverridae

Root name

zibetha

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033855

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:493, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  5. Smith (1842:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  6. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  7. Fitzinger (1855:292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  8. Blyth (1863:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  12. Smith & Xie (2008:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41709/45220429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Viverra annulata

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Viverridae

Root name

annulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

xii, 207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130292

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xii, 207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Viverra zibetta

A. G. Desmarest, 1817

Family

Viverridae

Root name

zibetta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18035913

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18035913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60375)
  2. Lesson (1827:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Viverra orientalis

Hodgson, 1841

Family

Viverridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126803

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

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

Viverra ashtoni

Swinhoe, 1864

Family

Viverridae

Root name

ashtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

379

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Viverra filchneri

Matschie, 1907

Family

Viverridae

Root name

filchneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

192

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Viverra zibetha expecta

Colbert & Hooijer, 1953

Family

Viverridae

Root name

expecta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

56, 57, 58

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Viverra zibetha hainana

Wang Yingxiang & Xu Longhui in Xu Longhui, Liu Zhenhe, Liao Weiping, Li Xiaohui, Yu Simian, Qiu Jinchang, Zhou Yuyuan, Deng Juxie, Guan Guanxun, Liu Jizhen, & Yan Kun, 1983

Family

Viverridae

Root name

hainana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

333

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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