Comments on: The African Civet https://critter.science/the-african-civet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-african-civet Animal Facts and Education Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:53:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Critterman https://critter.science/the-african-civet/#comment-430 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:53:57 +0000 https://critter.science/?p=16768#comment-430 In reply to Ayotunde Ayoko.

One primary reason they are compared to weasels or other mustelids is due to the fact that they produce a musk, much like a weasel does. Otherwise, you are correct in stating that they are very cat-like.

]]> By: Ayotunde Ayoko https://critter.science/the-african-civet/#comment-429 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:43:22 +0000 https://critter.science/?p=16768#comment-429 “Despite seeming much like cats, they are not part of the feline family at all. Rather, they are more closely related to mongooses and weasels.”

This is partly untrue. African Civets belong to the Felimorma sub order, so they ARE “cat-like”, and have nothing in common with Weasels.

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