The small Indian civet is a civet native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because of its widespread distribution, widespread habitat use and healthy populations living in agricultural and secondary landscapes of many range states.
Small Indian civet
The small Indian civet is a nocturnal hunter.
Viverridae is a family of small to medium-sized, feliform mammals. The viverrids comprise 33 species placed in 14 genera. This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. Viverrids occur all over Africa, southern Europe, and South and Southeast Asia, across the Wallace Line.
Viverridae
Binturong (Arctictis binturong) on display at the Museum of Osteology
Image: Large Indian Civet, Viverra zibetha in Kaeng Krachan national park
Image: Small Indian Civet, Silchar, Assam, India