list of viverrids

Viverrids (family Viverridae) are any of 35 species of small Old World mammals, including civets, genets, and linsangs. Viverrids are among the most poorly known carnivores. This is an alphabetically ordered list of selected viverrids.

binturong (Arctictis binturong)
civet (multiple genera)
fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
genet (genus Genetta)
linsang (genera Poiana and Prionodon)

This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.

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Article Title: list of viverrids

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Date Published: 22 March 2016

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Access Date: February 23, 2025