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Viverra
Linnaeus, 1758
- oriental civets
(mammal)
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Viverrinae (Subfamily) - civets, genets, linsangs
..Civettictis (Genus) - African civet
..†Galecynus (Genus)
..Genetta (Genus) - genets
..Poiana (Genus) - African linsang
..†Pseudocivetta (Genus)
..†Semigenetta (Genus)
..†Vishnuictis (Genus)
..Viverricula (Genus) - lesser oriental civet, rasse
..Viverra (Genus) - oriental civets
....Viverra civettina (Species) - Malabar large-spotted civet
....Viverra lutreola (Species)
....Viverra megaspila (Species) - large-spotted civet
....Viverra tangalunga (Species) - Malayan civet
....Viverra zibetha (Species) - large Indian civet
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 43.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type, by original designation, of
:
Viverrinae
(Subfamily)
Gray, 1821
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Viverra
(Subgenus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Type, by subsequent designation
:
Viverra zibetha
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
1900
[
new
]
Variants
Different spelling
:
Vivera
(Genus)
Geoffrey & Cuvier, 1825
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Civettictis
(Genus)
Pocock, 1915
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Including
:
Moschothera
(Subgenus)
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 558.
[implicit]
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
echte civetkatten
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
oriental civets
:
civets
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28 Aug 2026