Large Indian civet

Indian civet ( Viverra zibetha )

The Indian civet, civet and India, Great Indian civet, civet or Asian Zibete ( Viverra zibetha ) is a predatory species from the family of civets ( Viverridae ).

Description

It is about 80 inches long with a tail length of 45 centimeters and a shoulder height of 38 centimeters. The head is rather pointed. The coat is dark with dark spots to form brown yellow gray the partially strip. Along the spine runs a weak mane, the tail is black with white stripes.

Dissemination

The Indian civet inhabited large parts of Southeast Asia of Bengal to the south of China. The southernmost part of its range lies on the Malay Peninsula. There she appears together with the Small Indian Civet ( Viverricula indica), from which it is otherwise represented in Indonesia.

Subspecies

• V. For zibetha, Nepal, Bhutan, Bengal
• V. For picta, Assam
• V. For ashtoni, South China
• V. For hainana, Hainan
• V. For pruinosus, Tenasserim, Malaysia

Way of life

The animal normally lives solitary and hides during the day in tall grass or dense scrub. At night, the Indian civet cat goes on the hunt for a very different creatures such as toads, reptiles, birds and small mammals. She snaps at the nearest available body part and leads the bites only then continue forward. However, they also eat roots and fruits. Occasionally they robbed poultry. Birds shall not be plucked. During the months of May and June, the female receives three to four cubs.

It is except for the Zibetfells hunted mainly because of Zibets, a secretion from the Perianaldrüsen, which is used for perfume production.