C. c. civetta (Schreber, 1776) C. c. congica Cabrera, 1929 C. c. schwarzi Cabrera, 1929 C. c. australis Lundholm, 1955 C. c. volkmanni Lundholm, 1955 C. c. pauli Kock, Künzel and Rayaleh, 2000
Range of the African civet
Synonyms[2]
List
Viverra civetta Schreber, 1776
V. poortmanni Pucheran, 1855
The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands and secondary forests. It is 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.[1]
The African civet is primarily nocturnal and spends the day sleeping in dense vegetation, but wakes up at sunset. It is a solitary mammal with a unique coloration: the black and white blotches covering its coarse pelage and rings on the tail are an effective cryptic pattern. The black bands surrounding its eyes closely resemble those of the raccoon. Other distinguishing features are its disproportionately large hindquarters and its erectile dorsal crest. It is an omnivorous generalist, preying on small vertebrates, invertebrates, eggs, carrion, and vegetable matter. It is one of the few carnivores capable of eating toxic invertebrates such as termites and millipedes.[3][4] It detects prey primarily by smell and sound rather than by sight. It is the only living member of the genus Civettictis.[5]
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