The African Civet is a common viverrid native to tropical Africa. Unlike many other members of the family, which resemble cats, the African Civet resembles a short dog-like animal. Its coarse coat varies but is usually an ornate pattern of black and white contrasting bands and blotches, with a white face mask and black eye patches (like that of a raccoon) and a pale muzzle. Like all civets it has perianal glands that produce a fluid known as civetone (used in the perfume industry), which it spreads on markers in its territory to claim its range. The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the author plus 70 years or less. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn2. ... Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of sweat glands, including those that produce milk, and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex... Families 17, See classification The diverse order Carnivora (IPA: or ; from Latin carō (stem carn-) flesh, + vorāre to devour) includes over 260 species of placental mammals. ... Subfamilies Cryptoproctinae Euplerinae Hemigalinae Paradoxurinae Viverrinae The 35 species of civet, genet and linsang make up the family Viverridae. ... Genera Civettictis Genetta Poiana Viverra Viverricula Viverrinae is a subfamily of family Viverridae. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739 - 1810) was a German naturalist. ... Genera Chrotogale Cynogale Diplogale Hemigalus Arctogalidia Macrogalidia Paguma Paradoxurus Civettictis Viverra Viverricula Civets are mammals, most of which are species in the family Viverridae. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. ... Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Raccoon native range in red, feral range in blue. ... Human submaxillary gland. ... Chemical structure of civetone Civetone is a cyclic ketone and one of the oldest perfume ingredients known. ... Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, objects, and living spaces a pleasant smell. ...

The African Civet ranges across Sub-Saharan Africa (except Somalia) and most of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. It lives in forests, both dense rainforest, or in partly forested mosaics, as well as in drier country where cover exists (along watercourses or rock outcroppings). Although they are frequently taken by snares left out for jackals and are victims of roadkill, they are not considered threatened. You may be looking for: Sahara Desert Saharan languages, a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan languages Categories: Disambiguation ... This article is about a community of trees. ... The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ... Habitat (which is Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular species live and grow. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Species Canis aureus Canis adustus Canis mesomelas A jackal (from Turkish çakal, via Persian shaghal ultimately from Sanskrit sṛgālaḥ [1][2]) is any of three (sometimes four) small to medium-sized members of the family Canidae, found in Africa, Asia and Southeastern Europe. ... For the professional wrestler known as Roadkill, see Michael Depoli, for the movie marketed as Roadkill in the UK and Australia, see Joy Ride, for the Supernatural TV series episode, see Roadkill (Supernatural). ...

The African Civet is an omnivorous generalist, taking both small vertebrates, invertebrates, eggs, carrion, and vegetable matter. It is capable of taking on poisonous invertebrates (such as the millipedes most other species avoid) and snakes, and tackling large prey items such as mongooses and hares. It forages by itself, and is a mostly solitary animal that avoids the presence of others of its species. ^[1] Pigs are omnivores. ... For other uses, see Millipede (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Mongoose (disambiguation). ... Jack rabbit and Jackrabbit redirect here. ...

References

1. ^ The Kingdom Field Guide to African Mammals by Jonathan Kingdom, 1997; ISBN 0-7136-6513-0