Malay Civet
Viverra tangalunga
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 277
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga), also known as the Malay civet and Oriental civet, is a viverrid native to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, the Riau Archipelago, and the Philippines. It is listed as "Least Concern" by IUCN as it is a relatively widely distributed, appears to be tolerant of degraded habitats, and occurs in a number of protected areas.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Malayan civet”.