Viverra zibetha Linnaeus 1758 (large Indian civet)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Synonyms: Viverra ashtoni Swinhoe 1864, Viverra filchneri Matschie 1908

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Viverra according to G. M. Allen 1929

See also Linnaeus 1758, Mivart 1882, Thomas 1911 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Viverra civettina, Viverra leakeyi, Viverra megaspila, Viverra tangalunga

Subtaxa: Viverra zibetha picta Viverra zibetha pruinosa Viverra zibetha sagillata

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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