African Civet
Civettictis civetta
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The African civet is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands and secondary forests. It has been listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008. In some countries, it is threatened by hunting, and wild-caught individuals are kept for producing civetone for the perfume industry.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Viverridae
- Genus
- Civettictis