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The Malabar large-spotted civet (Viverra civettina), also known as the Malabar civet, is a viverrid endemic to the Western Ghats of India.It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List as the population is estimated to number fewer than 250 mature individuals.
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.
The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands and secondary forests. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008.
This subfamily is found throughout the Oriental region, and is represented in Africa by the African civet (Civettictis civetta). [4] The common genet ( Genetta genetta ) is considered to have been introduced to Europe and the Balearic islands , and occurs in all of continental Portugal, Spain and most of France.
The large-spotted civet is threatened due to habitat degradation, habitat loss, and hunting with snares and dogs. The population is thought to have been steadily declining throughout the range countries, and in China and Vietnam in particular may have been reduced significantly. [1] In Chinese and Vietnamese markets, it is in demand as food.
The African palm civet (Nandinia binotata) resembles the civets of the Viverridae, but is genetically distinct and belongs in its own monotypic family, the Nandiniidae. There is little dispute that the Poiana species are viverrids.
IUCN Red List status and distribution Paradoxurus Cuvier, 1822 [4] ... Small-toothed palm civet (A. trivirgata) (Gray, 1832) [18] LC [19] Phylogenetic tree.
IUCN Red List status and distribution Genetta Cuvier, 1816 [1] Common genet ... South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) (Thunberg, 1811) [6]