NANDINIIDAE, Pocock, 1929

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Nandiniidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 50-53 : 50

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5714307
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6419847
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scientific name	NANDINIIDAE
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Family NANDINIIDAE View in CoL (AFRICAN PALM CIVET)

• Small mammals with small ears, heavily-built body, short legs, and tail longer than the head and body; dark brown in color and with a pair of bright scapular spots.

• 71-139 cm. View Figure

• Tropical Africa. View Figure

• Rain and deciduous forests, from coastal to montane, also savannah woodlands.

• 1 genus, 1 species, 4 taxa.

• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.