Mammals of the families Viverridae and Nandiniidae and the genus Fossa
For other uses, see Civet (disambiguation).
Civets
African civet (Civettictis civetta)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Suborder:
Feliformia
Included genera
Family Viverridae
Chrotogale
Cynogale
Diplogale
Hemigalus
Arctogalidia
Macrogalidia
Paguma
Paradoxurus
Civettictis
Viverra
Viverricula
Family Nandiniidae
Nandinia
Family Eupleridae
Fossa
Excluded genera
(These carnivorans are not traditionally considered civets)
Family Viverridae
Arctictis
Genetta
Poiana
Family Eupleridae
Cryptoprocta
Eupleres
Galidia
Galidictis
Mungotictis
Salanoia
A civet (/ˈsɪvɪt/) is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different species, mostly from the family Viverridae. Most of the species's diversity is found in southeast Asia. Civets do not form a monophyletic group, as they consist only of certain members of the Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae.
The African civet, Civettictis civetta,[1] has historically been the main species from which a musky scent used in perfumery, also referred to as "civet", was obtained.
^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Civet" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 402.
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