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Malabar civet

Order : Carnivora
Family : Viverridae
Subfamily : Viverrinae
Species : Viverra civettina

 

The Malabar civet, malabar large-spotted civet is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Malabar civet

The Malabar civet is on the threshold of extinction and 173 species have been listed as threatened.

The Malabar Civet is a strange looking creature. (Full text)

Nandakumar of the Sri Venkateswara University, who has done extensive research on the fauna of the Seshachalam hills, confirms the presence of the Small Indian Civet in the Tirumala hill ranges while the Malabar civet is seen predominantly in the coastal districts of Kerala. (Full text)

Once considered a separate species, the Malabar civet is now considered a subspecies of large spotted civet, as Viverra megaspila civettina. (Full text)

civet Viverra civettina Blyth, 1862 Distribution The Malabar civet is (Full text)

The Malabar civet (Viverra civettina) is a near-endemic species that also inhabits the southern Western Ghats ecoregion. (Full text)

1. cheekbone, zygomatic bone, mala, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum -- (the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek)
cheekbone
zygomatic bone
mala
malar bone
jugal bone
os zygomaticum
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