Civets
African Civet, Civettictis civetta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Viverridae in part
Genera
Chrotogale Cynogale Diplogale Hemigalus Arctogalidia Macrogalidia Paguma Paradoxurus Civettictis Viverra Viverricula

Civets are small, lithe-bodied, mostly arboreal mammals native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The African Civet is a common viverrid native to tropical Africa. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The diverse order Carnivora (kɑrˈnɪvərə or sometimes /ˌkɑrnɪˈvɔərə/ from Latin carō (stem carn-) "flesh" + vorāre The family Viverridae is made up of 35 species including all of the genets, the Binturong, most of the Civets and the four Linsangs Owston's Palm Civet ( Chrotagale owstoni) is a Civet that lives in the forests and wooded lowland river basins of northern Vietnam, northern Laos The Otter Civet, Cynogale bennettii, is an aquatic Civet from South East Asia. The Hose's Palm Civet ( Diplogale hosei) is a member of the Viverridae family The Banded Palm Civet ( Hemigalus derbyanus) is a Civet. The Banded Palm Civet is found in the tall forests from south Burma, to the Malay The Small-toothed Palm Civet ( Arctogalidia trivirgata) also known as the Three-striped Palm Civet, is a Civet. The Sulawesi Palm Civet ( Macrogalidia musschenbroekii) also known as the Sulawesi Giant Civet, the Giant Civet and the Celebes Palm Civet, is The Masked Palm Civet or Himalayan Palm Civet ( Paguma larvata) is a species of Civet spread across South Asia and Southeast Asia Paradoxurus is a Genus of Viverrids in one of the Civet subfamilies Paradoxurinae. The African Civet is a common viverrid native to tropical Africa. Viverra, is a genus of Civet commonly found in Southeast Asia. The Small Indian Civet ( Viverricula indica) also called the Rasse, is a species of Civet found across south and south-east Asia as well as in the Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands

Taxonomy

The common name is used for a variety of carnivorous mammalian species, mostly of the family Viverridae (although it resembles the other civets, the African Palm Civet (Nandinia binotata) is genetically distinct and belongs in its own monotypic family, Nandiniidae). The diverse order Carnivora (kɑrˈnɪvərə or sometimes /ˌkɑrnɪˈvɔərə/ from Latin carō (stem carn-) "flesh" + vorāre In Biological classification, family ( Latin The family Viverridae is made up of 35 species including all of the genets, the Binturong, most of the Civets and the four Linsangs The African Palm Civet ( Nandinia binotata) also known as the Two-spotted Palm Civet, is a small Mammal, with short legs small ears a body resembling The African Palm Civet ( Nandinia binotata) also known as the Two-spotted Palm Civet, is a small Mammal, with short legs small ears a body resembling

In 2005, the World Wide Fund for Nature released photos taken by a night time camera trap of an unknown carnivore (nicknamed the cat-fox) on Borneo. A carnivore (ˈkɑrnɪvɔər meaning 'meat eater' ( Latin carne meaning 'flesh' and vorare meaning 'to devour' is any animal with a diet consisting The cat-fox is a potential new species of Carnivore discovered on the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Scientists debate whether this animal is new species of civet, or a known, but rare, species (such as Hose's Palm Civet, thought previously to be extinct). The Hose's Palm Civet ( Diplogale hosei) is a member of the Viverridae family

Physical Characteristics

Civets have a broadly cat-like general appearance, though the muzzle is extended and often pointed, rather like an otter or a mongoose. Otters are semi- aquatic (or in one case aquatic) fish-eating Mammals The otter subfamily Lutrinae forms part of the family A mongoose (plural mongooses) is a member of the family Herpestidae (although also used for some members of Eupleridae) a family of small They range in length from about 17 to 28 in (400 to 700 mm) (excluding their long tails) and in weight from about 3 to 10 lb (1 to 5 kg).

Habitat

Viverrids are native to Africa (bar the area immediately south of the Mediterranean), Madagascar, the Iberian Peninsula, southern China, and Southeast Asia. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Favoured habitats include woodland, savanna, and mountain biomes and, above all, tropical rainforest. Tropical rainforests are generally found near the Equator. They are common in Asia, Australia, Africa, South America, Central In consequence, many are faced with severe loss of habitat; several species are considered vulnerable and the Otter Civet is classified as endangered.

Behavior

Very little is known about civets' mating habits. They breed year round, producing litters of 1-6 fully-furred babies after a gestation period of 60-81 days. Some species may have 2 litters per year. Civets are omnivorous, supplementing a meat diet (both hunted and scavenged) with fruit, eggs, and possibly roots. Omnivores (from Latin omne all everything vorare to devour are species that eat both Plants and Animals as their primary

Musk

The civet produces a musk (also called civet) highly valued as a fragrance and stabilizing agent for perfume. Musk is the name originally given to a substance with a penetrating Odor obtained from a Gland of the male Musk deer, which is situated between its Both male and female civets produce the strong-smelling secretion, which is produced by the civet's perineal glands. It is harvested by either killing the animal and removing the glands, or by scraping the secretions from the glands of a live animal. The latter is the preferred method today.

A civet photographed in the Zigong People's Zoo, Sichuan, 2001, by the Asian Animal Protection Network. ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. The AAPN writes that the animal was kept hungry so that visitors could feed him live eels from a ladle

Animal rights groups, such as the World Society for the Protection of Animals, express concern that harvesting musk is cruel to animals. Between these ethical concerns and the availability of synthetic substitutes, the practice of raising civets for musk is dying out. Chanel, maker of the popular perfume Chanel No. 5, claims that natural civet has been replaced with a synthetic substitute since 1998. Chanel SA ʃəˈnɛɫ) is a Parisian fashion house created by Coco Chanel. Chanel No 5 is one of the best known Perfumes in the world It was the first fragrance from Parisian couturier, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel

Kopi Luwak

Kopi Luwak, also known as caphe cut chon (fox-dung coffee) in Vietnam and kape alamid in the Philippines, is coffee that is prepared using coffee cherries that have been eaten and partially digested by the Asian Palm Civet, then harvested from its feces. Kopi Luwak (ˈkopi ˈluwak or Civet coffee is Coffee made from coffee berries which have been eaten by and passed through the Digestive tract CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom This article discusses the coffee plant for information on the beverage see Coffee. The Asian Palm Civet ( Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) also known as the Common Palm Civet or the Toddy Cat, is a Cat -sized Mammal