Wildlifeof Singapore
Large Indian Civet
Viverridae
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Viverra zibetha
Basic stats
Diet
Opportunistic; a wide variety of small animals
Habitat
Recorded up to 2,250m in the Nepal Himalaya
Range
Nepal, north-east India and Bhutan to Southeast Asia and China
Size
Head and body 50–95cm; tail 38–59cm
Weight
3.4–9.2kg
The large Indian civet is grey or tawny with a black spinal stripe running from behind the shoulders to the base of the tail. The front of the muzzle has a whitish patch with blackish behind it on each side, the chin and fore-throat are blackish, the sides of the neck are banded black and white, and the tail has complete black and white rings. Head and body length is 50–95 cm with a 38–59 cm tail, and weight is 3.4–9.2 kg (Wikipedia, general species account).
It ranges from South Asia through Southeast Asia, including the Malay Peninsula and Singapore, to China. It is solitary and nocturnal, and an opportunistic hunter of a wide variety of small animals. Hunting and trapping for bushmeat, and in China for fur and musk glands, have driven declines (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Large Indian Civet eat?
- Opportunistic; a wide variety of small animals
- What habitat does the Large Indian Civet live in?
- Recorded up to 2,250m in the Nepal Himalaya
- Where is the Large Indian Civet found?
- Nepal, north-east India and Bhutan to Southeast Asia and China
- How big is the Large Indian Civet?
- Head and body 50–95cm; tail 38–59cm
- How much does the Large Indian Civet weigh?
- 3.4–9.2kg