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Malabar large-spotted civet
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species of mammal
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The Malabar large-spotted civet, also referred to as the Malabar civet or Malabar-Zibetkatze, is a species within the genus *Viverra*. Its scientific name is *Viverra civettina*. This organism is classified as a mammal and is recognized by the short name *V. civettina*.
The species is currently listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, a status assigned in 2016. While the taxon is referenced by 487 other encyclopedia articles, there are no recorded observations for this species on iNaturalist.
Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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Malabar large-spotted civet is indexed among the 9,479 entries in Vinony's Critically Endangered Species collection.
Within Vinony's link graph, Malabar large-spotted civet is referenced by 487 other articles, and connects out to Hyaenidae, binomial nomenclature and Viverridae.
It sits within the topics Critically endangered fauna of Asia, Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats and Fauna listed on CITES Appendix III.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Critically EndangeredMalabar Civet
species
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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- Viverra
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- Critically Endangered
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- Viverra civettina
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- Viverra civettina
- taxon common name
- Malabar-Zibetkatze
- short name
- V. civettina
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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