Directory of Viverridae Resources

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Websites about the biology of the Viverridae, or viverrids. This is a family of the carnivores, and includes civets, linsangs, genets, palm civets, toddy cats, binturong, and fossas. This family is native to southern Europe, Africa and Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines. Viverrids apparently radiated on Madagascar, where there are a number of endemic genera. The family includes 34 species currently placed in 20 genera.

Resources in This Category

• ARKive: Banded Civet: Hemigalus derbyanus

  http://www.arkive.org/banded-civet/hemigalus-derbyanus/
  Factsheet with description and images.

• ARKive: Binturong (Arctictis binturong)

  http://www.arkive.org/binturong/arctictis-binturong/
  Factsheet with description, biology, status, photos and videos.

• Binturong

  http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/binturong
  Fact sheet with photo and range map provided by San Diego zoo.

• Binturongs

  http://www.treasureranch.com/treasure/rzuinfofiles/binturong.html
  Photos and facts about this species.

• Civettictis civetta: African Civet

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Civettictis_civetta.html
  Description, reproduction, behavior and conservation status, provided by the Animal Diversity Web.

• Common Genet: Genetta genetta

  http://www.arkive.org/common-genet/genetta-genetta/
  Photographs, video and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Cryptoprocta ferox

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Cryptoprocta_ferox.html
  Brief account of the biology of the Fossa of Madagascar.

• Falanouc (Eupleres goudotii)

  http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=90
  Information on this endangered species found only in Madagascar.

• Family Viverridae (Civets, Genets, Linsangs, and Relatives)

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Viverridae.html
  Information from the Animal Diversity Web including classification, descriptions, photographs and images of skulls and jawbones.

• Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)

  http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=43
  Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

• Fossa fossana: Malagasy Civet

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Fossa_fossana.html
  Description, reproduction, behavior and conservation status, provided by the Animal Diversity Web.

• Fossa: Cryptoprocta ferox

  http://www.arkive.org/fossa/cryptoprocta-ferox/
  Photographs, videos and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Genet

  http://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/genet
  Factsheet on this small carnivore.

• Genetta angolensis

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Genetta_angolensis.html
  Description, biology and conservation status of the Angolan genet, provided by the Animal Diversity Web.

• Nandinia binotata: African Palm Civet

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Nandinia_binotata.html
  Photograph, description, biology, behavior and conservation status, provided by the Animal Diversity Web.

• Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Paradoxurus_hermaphroditus.html
  Description, biology, behavior and conservation status of the Asian palm civet, provided by the Animal Diversity Web.

• Poiana richardsonii: African Linsang

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Poiana_richardsonii.html
  Description, range, reproduction, behavior and conservation status, provided by the Animal Diversity Web.

• The ‘weird’ predatory fossa of Madagascar is threatened

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9385000/9385018.stm
  The BBC reports that the odd-looking, cat-like fossa, the largest carnivore on the island of Madagascar, faces an uncertain future.

• Tupaia tana: Large Tree Shrew

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Tupaia_tana.html
  Description, range, reproduction, behavior and conservation status, provided by the Animal Diversity Web.

 

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