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Large Asian Civets
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Large Asian Civets

Viverra

Viverra is a mammalian genus that was first nominated and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as comprising several species including the large Indian civet. The genus was subordinated to the viverrid family by John Edward Gray in 1821.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Malay Civet

speciesViverra tangalunga

Large Indian Civet

speciesViverra zibetha

Large-spotted Civet

speciesViverra megaspila

Malabar Civet

speciesViverra civettina

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Large Asian Civets in Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

Athanasius Kircher · 1675 · p.112

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41612.