The small Indian civet can be found in India, through southern and southeastern Asia, and into Australasia. These critters tolerate a wide collection of habitats such as riverine areas, marshes, grasslands, savannahs,
The golden palm civet hails only from Sri Lanka. They prefer montane evergreen forests, lowland rainforests, and thick monsoon forests. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming,
The otter civet, aka otterzivette, Sunda otter civet, and cibeta nutria – to name a few, can be found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. They are a semi-aquatic viverrid (Old World civet). They prefer lowland primary forests, secondary forests, bamboo forests, and logged forests. These
The African civet is considered the largest civet species in Africa and is about 2x as large as the Asian palm civet. They occupy Senegal, in the west, to Somalia, to the east, on down to Botswana
The Malayan civet can be found throughout Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They prefer secondary habitats, forests, rainforests, agricultural land, and can also be seen just outside villages
The masked palm civet, aka gem-faced civet, can be found among the evergreen and deciduous forests, mountainous regions, rainforests, and even human settlements. They reside in the Indian Subcontinent
The Asian palm civet, aka, common civet or Toddy cat, is a small cat-like critter found in southern and southeast Asia. They are typically found in tropical rainforests and jungles,
The binturong, aka bearcat, Asian bearcat, or Asian civet, belongs to the same family as a variety of other small carnivores (eat meat) such as mongooses, civets, genets, and fossa. They also share a variety of traits with them too, including a long nose and having
Considered to be the elephant’s and the manatee’s closest living relative, it’s the hyrax. Although much smaller than elephants or manatees, it is their teeth and bone structure that relates them to these much larger
