VIVERRIDAE, Gray, 1821

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714564
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6727044
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scientific name	VIVERRIDAE
status

(CIVETS, GENETS AND OYANS)

• Smallto medium-sized mammals; body shape is long and slender, with a pointed face, small ears, fairly short legs, and a long tail.

• 65-180 cm. View Figure

• Old World tropics throughout Asia and Africa, also southern Europe. View Figure

• Found mainly in forests, although some species also live in more open habitats such as savannah and grassland.

• 14 genera, 34 species, at least 79 extant taxa.

• 1 species Critically Endangered, 1 species Endangered, 9 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.

• 65-180 cm.

• Old World tropics throughout Asia and Africa, also southern Europe.