List of viverrids
{{Short description|Species in the mammal family Viverridae}}
File:Viverrids_mosaic.jpg (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), the common genet (Genetta genetta), the binturong (Arctictis binturong), and the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)]]
Viverridae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, composed mainly of the civets and genets. A member of this family is called a viverrid. They are widespread primarily throughout Africa, India, and southeast Asia, and are found primarily in forests, shrublands, and grasslands, though some species can be found in savannas or wetlands. Most viverrids are 40 to 65 cm (16 to 26 in) long, plus a 35 to 60 cm (14 to 24 in) tail, though the West African oyan can be as small as 30 cm (12 in) plus a 35 cm (14 in) tail, and some binturongs can be up to 96 cm (38 in) plus a 89 cm (35 in) tail. Most species do not have population estimates, though three viverrids are classified as endangered, and one, the Malabar large-spotted civet, is classified as critically endangered with a population size of around 200. No viverrid species have been domesticated.
The thirty-three species of Viverridae are split into fourteen genera within four subfamilies: the three civet subfamilies Viverrinae, Hemigalinae, and Paradoxurinae, and the genet subfamily Genettinae. A fifth subfamily, Prionodontinae, was previously included in Viverridae, while the species in Genettinae were considered part of Viverrinae, but more recent genetic evidence resulted in the consensus to separate Prionodontinae into its own family and split out Genettinae into its own subfamily. Extinct species have also been placed into Viverrinae, as well as the extinct subfamily Lophocyoninae, though most extinct species have not been categorized into a subfamily. Nearly twenty extinct Viverridae species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.
Conventions
{{IUCN statuses|ex=0|ew=0|cr=1|en=3|vu=6|nt=3|lc=18|dd=2|ne=0}}
Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the viverrid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted.
Classification
The family Viverridae consists of 33 extant species belonging to 14 genera in 4 subfamilies and divided into dozens of extant subspecies. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species.
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- Subfamily Genettinae
- Genus Genetta: fourteen species
- Genus Poiana: two species
- Subfamily Hemigalinae
- Genus Chrotogale: one species
- Genus Cynogale: one species
- Genus Diplogale: one species
- Genus Hemigalus: one species
- Subfamily Paradoxurinae
- Genus Arctictis: one species
- Genus Arctogalidia: one species
- Genus Macrogalidia: one species
- Genus Paguma: one species
- Genus Paradoxurus: three species
- Subfamily Viverrinae
- Genus Civettictis: one species
- Genus Viverra: four species
- Genus Viverricula: one species
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Viverrids
The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis. This includes the promotion of the Prionodontinae subfamily into its own family, and the moving of the Poiana and Genetta genera out of the Viverrinae subfamily into their own Genettinae subfamily. There are several additional proposals which are disputed, such as splitting the golden palm civet into three species or adding three additional species to Genetta, which are not included here.
=Subfamily Genettinae=
{{Main article|Genettinae}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Genetta |authority-name=Cuvier |authority-year=1816 |species-count=fourteen}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Abyssinian genet |binomial=G. abyssinica
|image=File:Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig (1835) Genetta abyssinica.png |image-size=180px |image-alt=Drawing of brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Rüppell |authority-year=1836 |authority-not-original=yes
|range=Northeast Africa |range-image=File:Abyssinian Genet area.png |range-image-size=160px
|size={{convert|40|-|43|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|38|-|41|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, shrubland, and grassland
|hunting=Primarily eats rodents, birds, and seeds, as well as insects and fruit
|iucn-status=DD |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Angolan genet |binomial=G. angolensis
|image=File:Genetta angolensis.jpg |image-size=127px |image-alt=Brown and black viverrid climbing a tree
|authority-name=Bocage |authority-year=1882
|range=Scattered south-central Africa |range-image=File:Angolan Genet area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|44|-|48|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|38|-|43|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Believed to primarily eat insects, as well as fruit
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Aquatic genet |binomial=G. piscivora
|image=File:Genetta piscivora.jpg |image-size=135px |image-alt=Drawing of two brown viverrids
|authority-name=Allen |authority-year=1919 |authority-not-original=yes
|range=Central Africa |range-image=File:Aquatic Genet area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|44|-|50|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|34|-|42|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest and inland wetlands
|iucn-status=NT |population=10,000
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Bourlon's genet |binomial=G. bourloni
|image= |image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Gaubert |authority-year=2003
|range=West Africa |range-image=File:Bourlon's Genet area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|49|-|50|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|40|-|42|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|iucn-status=VU |population=9,800
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Cape genet |binomial=G. tigrina
|image=File:Large-spotted Genet (Genetta tigrina) (17356502041) (crop).jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Schreber |authority-year=1776 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Two subspecies |bullets=on
| G. t. methi
| G. t. tigrina
}}
|range=South Africa |range-image= |range-image-size=180px
|size={{convert|42|-|58|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|38|-|46|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, shrubland, and grassland
|hunting=Omnivorous; primarily eats insects and small mammals
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{steady|Population steady}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Common genet |binomial=G. genetta
|image=File:Genetta genetta felina (Wroclaw zoo).JPG |image-size=135px |image-alt=Brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Linnaeus |authority-year=1758 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Five subspecies |bullets=on
| G. g. afra
| G. g. dongolana
| G. g. felina
| G. g. genetta
| G. g. senegalensis
}}
|range=Bands of north, central, and south Africa and parts of Arabian peninsula (green), introduced in southwest Europe (red), formerly introduced in Nile river area (black) |range-image=File:Common Genet area.png |range-image-size=155px
|size={{convert|46|-|52|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|42|-|52|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, savanna, shrubland, and rocky areas
|hunting=Primarily eats small mammals, as well as birds, other small vertebrates, insects, and fruit
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{steady|Population steady}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Crested servaline genet |binomial=G. cristata
|image=File:Genetta-cristata-rose.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Drawing of brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Hayman |authority-year=1940
|range=Northwest Africa |range-image=File:Crested Servaline Genet area.png |range-image-size=160px
|size={{convert|49|-|63|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|43|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Primarily eats insects, as well as small mammals, reptiles, and vegetables
|iucn-status=VU |population=7,000
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Giant forest genet |binomial=G. victoriae
|image=File:GenettaVictoriaeSmit.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Drawing of brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Thomas |authority-year=1902
|range=Central Africa |range-image=File:Giant Forest Genet area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|55|-|60|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|41|-|49|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Primarily eats fruit, as well as rodents, birds, and insects
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Hausa genet |binomial=G. thierryi
|image=File:Genetta thierryi Plzen zoo 02.2011.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Matschie |authority-year=1902
|range=West Africa |range-image=File:Haussa Genet area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|44|-|45|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|40|-|43|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, savanna, and shrubland
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Johnston's genet |binomial=G. johnstoni
|image= |image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Pocock |authority-year=1908
|range=Northwest Africa |range-image=File:Johnston's Genet area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|47|-|52|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|46|-|50|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, savanna, and shrubland
|hunting=Believed to primarily eat insects
|iucn-status=NT |population=Unknown
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=King genet |binomial=G. poensis
|image= |image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Waterhouse |authority-year=1838
|range=Scattered parts of west Africa |range-image=File:King Genet area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|42|-|68|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|35|-|47|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Unknown; believed to eat mammals and fruit
|iucn-status=DD |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Pardine genet |binomial=G. pardina
|image=File:Pardine Genet at WWP.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Gray and black viverrid
|authority-name=Geoffroy |authority-year=1832
|range=Northwest Africa |range-image=File:Pardine Genet area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|41|-|56|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|39|-|45|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, savanna, and shrubland
|hunting=Primarily eats rodents, as well as insects, fruit, birds, and other small mammals
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Rusty-spotted genet |binomial=G. maculata
|image=File:Panther Genet (Genetta maculata) (30556229264).jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Brown spotted viverrid
|authority-name=Gray |authority-year=1830 |authority-not-original=yes
|range=Central and south Africa |range-image=File:Rusty-spotted Genet area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|41|-|53|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|39|-|54|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, savanna, and shrubland
|hunting=Primarily eats invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, small birds, eggs, and small mammals, as well as fruit, seeds, and berries
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Servaline genet |binomial=G. servalina
|image=File:Servaline Genet.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Pucheran |authority-year=1855
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Five subspecies |bullets=on
| G. s. archeri (Zanzibar servaline genet)
| G. s. bettoni
| G. s. lowei
| G. s. schwarzi
| G. s. servalina
}}
|range=Central africa |range-image=File:Servaline Genet area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|44|-|51|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|36|-|49|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Primarily eats small mammals and insects, as well as snakes, birds, and fruit
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Poiana |authority-name=Gray |authority-year=1865 |species-count=two}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Central African oyan |binomial=P. richardsonii
|image=File:Em - Poiana richardsonii 2.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Stuffed brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Thomson |authority-year=1842 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Two subspecies |bullets=on
| P. r. ochracea
| P. r. richardsonii
}}
|range=Central Africa |range-image=File:African Linsang area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|33|-|38|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|35|-|40|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Believed to eat small vertebrates and invertebrates
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=West African oyan |binomial=P. leightoni
|image= |image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Pocock |authority-year=1908
|range=West Africa |range-image=File:Leighton's Linsang area.png |range-image-size=165px
|size={{convert|30|-|38|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|35|-|40|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Believed to eat small vertebrates and invertebrates
|iucn-status=VU |population=6,700-10,000
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
=Subfamily Hemigalinae=
{{Main article|Hemigalinae}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Chrotogale |authority-name=Thomas |authority-year=1912 |species-count=one}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Owston's palm civet |binomial=C. owstoni
|image=File:Chrotogale owstoni PWP.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Gray and black viverrid
|authority-name=Thomas |authority-year=1912
|range=Southeast Asia around Vietnam |range-image=File:Owston's Palm Civet area.png |range-image-size=180px
|size={{convert|51|-|63|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|38|-|48|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Believed to primarily eat earthworms and other invertebrates
|iucn-status=EN |population=Unknown
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Cynogale |authority-name=Gray |authority-year=1837 |species-count=one}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Otter civet |binomial=C. bennettii
|image=File:Cynogale bennettii - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC02714.JPG |image-size=180px |image-alt=Stuffed brown and gray viverrid
|authority-name=Gray |authority-year=1837 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Two subspecies |bullets=on
| C. b. bennettii
| C. b. lowei
}}
|range=Southeast Asia |range-image=File:Otter Civet area.png |range-image-size=180px
|size={{convert|57|-|68|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|12|-|21|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest and inland wetlands
|hunting=Primarily eats fish, crabs, molluscs, small mammals, and birds
|iucn-status=EN |population=2,500
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Diplogale |authority-name=Thomas |authority-year=1912 |species-count=one}}
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|name=Hose's palm civet |binomial=D. hosei
|image=File:HemigaleHoseiSmit.jpg |image-size=135px |image-alt=Drawing of brown viverrid
|authority-name=Thomas |authority-year=1892
|range=Borneo in Southeast Asia |range-image=File:Hose's Palm Civet area.png |range-image-size=180px
|size={{convert|47|-|54|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|29|-|34|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Believed to primarily eat small fish, shrimp, crabs, and frogs as well as insects
|iucn-status=VU |population=9,500
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Hemigalus |authority-name=Jourdan |authority-year=1837 |species-count=one}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Banded palm civet |binomial=H. derbyanus
|image=File:Banded palm civet 10.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Gray and black banded viverrid
|authority-name=Gray |authority-year=1837 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Four subspecies |bullets=on
| H. d. boiei
| H. d. derbyanus
| H. d. minor
| H. d. sipora
}}
|range=Southeast Asia |range-image=File:Banded Palm Civet area.png |range-image-size=180px
|size={{convert|45|-|56|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|25|-|36|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Primarily eats insects
|iucn-status=NT |population=Unknown
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
=Subfamily Paradoxurinae=
{{Main article|Paradoxurinae}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Arctictis |authority-name=Temminck |authority-year=1824 |species-count=one}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Binturong |binomial=A. binturong
|image=File:Binturong in Overloon.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Dark gray viverrid
|authority-name=Raffles |authority-year=1821 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Six subspecies |bullets=on
| A. b. albifrons
| A. b. binturong
| A. b. kerkhoveni
| A. b. menglaensis
| A. b. penicillatus
| A. b. whitei (Palawan binturong)
}}
|range=Southeast Asia |range-image=File:Binturong area.png |range-image-size=172px
|size={{convert|61|-|96|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|56|-|89|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|iucn-status=VU |population=Unknown
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Arctogalidia |authority-name=Merriam |authority-year=1897 |species-count=one}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Small-toothed palm civet |binomial=A. trivirgata
|image=File:Small-toothed Palm Civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata stigmatica) (8076736823) (cut).jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Dark gray viverrid
|authority-name=Gray |authority-year=1832 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand= |title=Fourteen subspecies |bullets=on
| A. t. bancana
| A. t. fusca
| A. t. inornata
| A. t. leucotis
| A. t. macra
| A. t. major
| A. t. millsi
| A. t. minor
| A. t. simplex
| A. t. stigmaticus
| A. t. sumatrana
| A. t. tingia
| A. t. trilineata
| A. t. trivirgata
}}
|range=Southeast Asia |range-image=File:Small-toothed Palm Cive area.png |range-image-size=172px
|size={{convert|44|-|60|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|48|-|66|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Omnivorous; primarily eats fruit
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Macrogalidia |authority-name=Schwarz |authority-year=1910 |species-count=one}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Sulawesi palm civet |binomial=M. musschenbroekii
|image=File:Macrogalidia musschenbroekii.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Drawing of brown viverrids
|authority-name=Schlegel |authority-year=1877 |authority-not-original=yes
|range=Sulawesi island in Southeast Asia |range-image=File:Sulawesi Palm Civet area.png |range-image-size=180px
|size={{convert|65|-|72|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|44|-|54|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, shrubland, and grassland
|hunting=Primarily eats rodents and palm fruit, as well as other small mammals, birds, fruit, and grass
|iucn-status=VU |population=9,000
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Paguma |authority-name=Gray |authority-year=1831 |species-count=one}}
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|name=Masked palm civet |binomial=P. larvata
|image=File:Palm civet on tree (detail).jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Gray viverrid
|authority-name=H. Smith |authority-year=1827 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand= |title=Sixteen subspecies |bullets=on
| P. l. chichingensis
| P. l. grayi
| P. l. hainana
| P. l. intrudens
| P. l. janetta
| P. l. jourdanii
| P. l. lanigera
| P. l. larvata
| P. l. leucomystax
| P. l. neglecta
| P. l. nigriceps
| P. l. ogilbyi
| P. l. robusta
| P. l. taivana
| P. l. tytlerii
| P. l. wroughtoni
}}
|range=East and southeast Asia |range-image=File:Masked Palm Civet area.png |range-image-size=172px
|size={{convert|50|-|76|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|50|-|64|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Omnivorous; primarily eats fruit
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Paradoxurus |authority-name=F. Cuvier |authority-year=1821 |species-count=three}}
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|name=Asian palm civet |binomial=P. hermaphroditus
|image=File:Asian Palm Civet Over A Tree.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Gray viverrid
|authority-name=Pallas |authority-year=1777 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand= |title=30 subspecies |bullets=on
| P. h. balicus
| P. h. bondar
| P. h. canescens
| P. h. canus
| P. h. cochinensis
| P. h. dongfangensis
| P. h. enganus
| P. h. exitus
| P. h. hermaphroditus
| P. h. javanica
| P. h. kangeanus
| P. h. laotum
| P. h. lignicolor
| P. h. milleri
| P. h. minor
| P. h. musanga
| P. h. nictitans
| P. h. pallasii
| P. h. pallens
| P. h. parvus
| P. h. philippinensis
| P. h. pugnax
| P. h. pulcher
| P. h. sacer
| P. h. scindiae
| P. h. senex
| P. h. setosus
| P. h. simplex
| P. h. sumbanus
| P. h. vellerosus
}}
|range=South and southeast Asia (green), introduced (red) |range-image=File:Asian Palm Civet area.png |range-image-size=172px
|size={{convert|47|-|57|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|47|-|56|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, shrubland, and grassland
|hunting=Primarily eats rats and fruit, as well as insects and molluscs
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Brown palm civet |binomial=P. jerdoni
|image=File:ParadoxurusJerdoniSmit.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Drawing of brown viverrid
|authority-name=Blanford |authority-year=1885
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Two subspecies |bullets=on
| P. j. caniscus
| P. j. jerdoni
}}
|range=Southwest India |range-image=File:Jerdon's Palm Civet range.png |range-image-size=161px
|size={{convert|43|-|62|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|38|-|53|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Primarily eats fruit, as well as birds, rodents, and insects
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{steady|Population steady}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Golden palm civet |binomial=P. zeylonensis
|image=File:Paradoxurus zeylonensis.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Brown viverrid
|authority-name=Schreber |authority-year=1778 |authority-not-original=yes
|range=Sri Lanka |range-image=File:Golden Palm Civet range.png |range-image-size=161px
|size={{convert|50|-|58|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|43|-|53|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Primarily eats berries, fruits, and invertebrates, as well as small vertebrates
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
=Subfamily Viverrinae=
{{Main article|Viverrinae}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Civettictis |authority-name=Pocock |authority-year=1915 |species-count=one}}
{{Species table/row
|name=African civet |binomial=C. civetta
|image=File:Civettictis civetta 11.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Schreber |authority-year=1776 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Six subspecies |bullets=on
| C. c. australis
| C. c. civetta
| C. c. congica
| C. c. pauli
| C. c. schwarzi
| C. c. volkmanni
}}
|range=Central and south Africa |range-image=File:African Civet area.png |range-image-size=160px
|size={{convert|60|-|92|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|43|-|61|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, savanna, shrubland, and inland wetlands
|hunting=Omnivorous; primarily eats fruit
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{population change unknown}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Viverra |authority-name=Linnaeus |authority-year=1758 |species-count=four}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Large-spotted civet |binomial=V. megaspila
|image=File:ViverraMegaspilaKeulemans.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Drawing of brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Blyth |authority-year=1862
|range=Southeast Asia |range-image=File:Large-spotted Civet area.png |range-image-size=172px
|size={{convert|77|-|90|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|32|-|40|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, shrubland, and inland wetlands
|hunting=Primarily eats birds, frogs, snakes, small mammals, eggs, crabs, fish, fruit, and roots
|iucn-status=EN |population=Unknown
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Large Indian civet |binomial=V. zibetha
|image=File:Large Indian Civet, Viverra zibetha in Kaeng Krachan national park.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Linnaeus |authority-year=1758
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Five subspecies |bullets=on
| V. z. ashtoni
| V. z. hainana
| V. z. picta
| V. z. pruinosus
| V. z. zibetha
}}
|range=Southeast Asia |range-image=File:Large Indian Civet area.png |range-image-size=172px
|size={{convert|50|-|95|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|38|-|59|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|hunting=Primarily eats fish, birds, lizards, frogs, insects, arthropods, and crabs, as well as poultry and rubbish
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Malabar large-spotted civet |binomial=V. civettina
|image=File:Malabar large-spotted civet (Viverra civettina) DSCN2359 (cut).jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Stuffed gray viverrid
|authority-name=Blyth |authority-year=1862
|range=Southwest India |range-image=File:Malabar Large-spotted Civet area.png |range-image-size=161px
|size={{convert|76|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|33|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest and inland wetlands
|iucn-status=CR |population=200
|direction={{decrease|Population declining}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Malayan civet |binomial=V. tangalunga
|image=File:Malay civet.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Gray |authority-year=1832
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Two subspecies |bullets=on
| V. t. lankavensis
| V. t. tangalunga
}}
|range=Southeast Asia |range-image=File:Malayan Civet area.png |range-image-size=180px
|size={{convert|58|-|95|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|30|-|49|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{steady|Population steady}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
{{Species table |no-note=y |genus=Viverricula |authority-name=Hodgson |authority-year=1838 |species-count=one}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Small Indian civet |binomial=V. indica
|image=File:Small Indian Civet, Silchar, Assam, India.jpg |image-size=180px |image-alt=Brown and black viverrid
|authority-name=Desmarest |authority-year=1804 |authority-not-original=yes
|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand= |title=Twelve subspecies |bullets=on
| V. i. atchinensis
| V. i. baliensis
| V. i. baptistae
| V. i. deserti
| V. i. indica
| V. i. klossi
| V. i. mayori
| V. i. muriavensis
| V. i. pallida
| V. i. schlegelii
| V. i. thai
| V. i. wellsi
}}
|range=South and southeast Asia |range-image=File:Small Indian Civet area.png |range-image-size=180px
|size={{convert|45|-|63|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, plus {{convert|30|-|43|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tail
|habitat=Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands
|hunting=Primarily eats rodents, birds, snakes, fruit, roots, carrion, and insects
|iucn-status=LC |population=Unknown
|direction={{steady|Population steady}}
}}
{{Species table/end}}
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