The Malabar civet (Viverra civettina) is a near-endemic species that also inhabits the southern Western Ghats ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [North Western Ghats montane rain forests] Reference
Three relatively large mammals occur in the ecoregion: long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis), and Malay civet (Viverra tangalunga). From Wordnik.com. [Luzon tropical pine forests] Reference
Viverra tangalunga, which has a still wider range; and (3) a Deer, which seems to be the same as the Rusa hippelaphus of Java, and was probably introduced by man at an early period. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago] Reference
Of all the carnivorous animals of the Archipelago the only one found in the Moluccas is the Viverra tangalunga, which inhabits both Batchian and Bouru, and probably come of the other islands. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago] Reference
Eastern opossum, which Dr. Gray has described as Cuscus ornatus; the little flying opossum, Belideus ariel; a Civet cat, Viverra zebetha; and nice species of bats, most of the smaller ones being caught in the dusk with my butterfly net as they flew about before the house. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago] Reference
Polecat, musang (Viverra fossa, or a new species). From Wordnik.com. [The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants] Reference
They call it the guachi; it is, no doubt, a coati, perhaps the Viverra nasua, which I saw wild in Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
Of all the carnivorous animals of the Archipelago the only one found in the Moluccas is the Viverra tangalunga, which inhabits both Batchian and. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2] Reference
Civet-cat, tanggalong (Viverra civetta): the natives take the civet, as they require it for use, from a peculiar receptacle under the tail of the animal. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants] Reference
None other than the civet, although in this case we're talking about the Indonesian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) rather than its perfume-ingredient-producing cousins (Viverra civetta and Viverra zibetha). From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Five large mammals inhabit the ecoregion: long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis), Philippine brown deer (Cervus mariannus), Malay civet (Viverra tangalunga), and common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). From Wordnik.com. [Luzon rain forests] Reference
Five relatively large mammals inhabit the ecoregion: long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis), Philippine brown deer (Cervus mariannus), Malay civet (Viverra tangalunga), and common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). From Wordnik.com. [Luzon montane rain forests] Reference
In the vicinity of the lake many animals are abundant, such as wolves (Cani lupus), rabbits, hares (Lepus), foxes (Cani) that the natives call coyotes: lions (Felis puma leones): brown and red squirrels (Scicirus), and skunks (Viverra) which give off an unsupportable stench. From Wordnik.com. [Did you know? The first scientific account of Lake Chapala comes from 1839] Reference
Lemur, Tarsius spectrum, which is found in all the islands as far westward as Malacca; (2) the common Malay Civet, Viverra tangalunga, which has a still wider range; and (3) a Deer, which seems to be the same as the Rusa hippelaphus of Java, and was probably introduced by man at an early period. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1] Reference
The only other mammals obtained were an Eastern opossum, which Dr. Gray has described as Cuscus ornatus; the little flying opossum, Belideus ariel; a Civet cat, Viverra zebetha; and nice species of bats, most of the smaller ones being caught in the dusk with my butterfly net as they flew about before the house. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2] Reference
In the evergreen forests these include the Asian elephant Elephas maximus (EN: ±300 individuals), tiger Panthera tigris (EN); pigtailed macaque Macaca nemestrina (VU), stump-tailed macaque Macaca arctoides (VU), pileated gibbon Hylobates pileatus (VU), Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus (VU), Malayan sun bear Helarctos malayanus, Asiatic wild dog Cuon alpinus (EN) and large spotted civet Viverra megaspila. From Wordnik.com. [Dong Phayayan Khao-Yai Forest Complex, Thailand] Reference
Viverra, and is exceedingly fierce when attacked. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon] Reference
Viverra genetta.ffinjol. y. From Wordnik.com. [Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lexicon der Naturgeschichte mit erklaerenden Anmerkungen] Reference
Viverra maculata Shaw. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
Viverra. From Wordnik.com. [Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lexicon der Naturgeschichte mit erklaerenden Anmerkungen] Reference
Genus Viverra. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
Large mammals include rhesus and stump-tailed macaques Macaca mulatta and M. speciosa, Asiatic black bear Selenarctos thibetanus (V), wild dog Cuon alpinus (V), civet Viverra zibetha, Chinese ferret-badger Melogale moschata, clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa (V), wild boar Sus scrofa, sika deer Cervus nippon, mainland serow Capricornis sumatraensis (I), red-bellied and spotted squirrels Callosciurus erythraeus and Tamiops swinhoei, and pangolin Manis pentadactyla. From Wordnik.com. [Mount Huangshan Scenic Beauty and Historic Interest Site, China] Reference
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