Species
Malabar Civet
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Maximum longevity: 15.4 years (captivity) Observations: These animals have been known to live at least 15.4 years in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005). Considering the longevity of similar species and the fact few animals have been kept in captivity, it is possible that maximum longevity is underestimated.
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The Malabar large-spotted civet (Viverra civettina), also known as the Malabar civet, is a viverrid endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List as the population is estimated to number fewer than 250 mature individuals. It has not been recorded during surveys carried out between 1990 and 2014. In the early 1990s, isolated populations still survived in less disturbed areas of South Malabar but were seriously threatened by habitat destruction and hunting outside protected areas.
It is known as Kannan chandu, Male meru and veruku in Kerala, and in Karnataka as Mangala kutri, Bal kutri and Dodda punugina.