Viverridae
The Viverridae
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The Viverridae, or civets and genets family, is divided into six subfamilies which are tabulated separately below
Paradoxurinae
| Scientific name | English name | Where found
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| Nandinia binotata | African palm civet | Tropical Africa
| | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | Common palm civet | India to Indonesia and Philippines
| | Paradoxurus jerdoni | Jerdon's palm civet | SW India
| | Paradoxurus zeylonensis | Golden palm civet | Sri Lanka
| | Paguma larvata | Masked palm civet | India and Indo-China to Indonesia
| | Arctictis binturong | Binturong | Indonesia and parts of SE Asia
| | Macrogalidia musschenbroekii | Celebes palm civet | Sulawesi
| | Macrogalidia trivirgata | Small-toothed palm civet | E Himalaya and Burma to Indonesia
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Hemigalinae
| Scientific name | English name | Where found
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| Hemigalus derbyanus | Banded palm civet | S. Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia
| | Diplogale hosei | Hose's palm civet | Borneo
| | Chrotogale owstoni | Owston's banded civet | N Vietnam and Laos
| | Cynogale bennettii | Otter civet | Indonesia, Malaysia, N Vietnam
| | Cynogale lowei | Lowe's otter civet | .
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Viverrinae
| Scientific name | English name | Where found
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| Poiana richardsoni | African linsang | Liberia, S. Cameroun
| | Prionodon pardicolor | Spotted linsang | E Himalaya and Indo-China to Indonesia
| | Prionodon linsang | Banded linsang | E Himalaya and Indo-China to Indonesia
| | Viverricula indica | Small Indian civet | Central and southern Asia
| | Viverra tangalunga | Malayan civet | Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia
| | Viverra zibetha | Large Indian civet | India, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula
| | Viverra megaspila | Large-spotted civet | India, Burma, Malay Peninsula
| | Civettictis civetta | African civet | Sub-Saharan Africa
| | Osbornictis piscivora | Aquatic genet | Congo
| | Genetta genetta | Common genet | S France, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Is.
| | Genetta felina | Feline genet | .
| | Genetta maculata | Forest genet | .
| | Genetta tigrina | Large-spotted genet | Sub-Saharan Africa
| | Genetta servalina | Servaline genet | .
| | Genetta victoria | Giant genet | .
| | Genetta angolensis | Angolan genet | .
| | Genetta abyssinica | Abyssinian genet | .
| | Genetta thierryi | Villier's genet | .
| | Genetta johnstoni | Johnston's genet | .
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Euplerinae
| Scientific name | English name | Where found
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| Eupleres goudotii | Falanouc | Madagascar
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Cryptoproctinae
| Scientific name | English name | Where found
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| Cryptoprocta ferox | Fossa | Madagascar
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Fossinae
| Scientific name | English name | Where found
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| Fossa fossa | Fanaloka | Madagascar
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