Viverridae

Carnivora Family

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Viverridae Carnivora Carnivora has 6 subfamilies, 19 genera and 34 species.^[1]

There are many famous species Civet 、 Kitten 、 Bear civet Etc. There are many kinds of civet cats. civet cats mainly live on the edge of forests in tropical and subtropical areas of Africa and southern Asia. They live in caves or tree caves. They like to go out at night and lie down during the day Shrubbery They usually hunt in the morning and dusk mice , bird, frog, fish, crab insect Sometimes I also eat some fruits of plants.

Chinese name: Viverridae
Latin name: viverridae
circles: Animal kingdom
door: Chordate
Outline: Mammalia

order: Carnivora
section: Viverridae
Yamen: Vertebrate
Subclass: Eucerata
Distribution area: Africa, the southern half of the Palaearctic boundary, Europe

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▪ Onyx
▪ Onyx
▪ arctictis
▪ Civet

Habitat environment

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To inhabit at an altitude below 2700m Tropical rain forest Subtropical mountain wetness broad-leaved evergreen forests 、 Monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest And its forest edge shrubs thick growth of grass etc. habitat 。

Life habits

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Viverridae (Atlas II) (19 sheets)

Both males and females have developed aromatic glands in the perineum that secrete civet scent. The male produces more than twice as much as the female, and often wipes it on small tree stumps or stones as a sign of occupation. It lives on the edge of tropical and subtropical forests and nests in caves and tree holes. It is mainly activities at night alone, mostly Carnivorous The main food is small vertebrate and invertebrate ， Coconut cat subfamily The main types of Fruit eating ability Of^[3] 。

Distribution range

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Mainly distributed in Africa and Asia Tropical and subtropical zones in the south.

Protection level

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Viverridae (3 sheets)

It has been listed as national Class II key protection wild animal (Guo Han [1988] No. 144, effective on January 14, 1988). Located in Yunnan and Tibet Of range Most of them have national and provincial nature reserves. Most species in the reserve have been protected. There are no special protection measures outside the reserve.

Profile features

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The civet family has a variety of body types. Almost all species have extremely long cylindrical tails, usually more than 90% of the length of the head and body^[2] 。 They are large and slender, with only four toes on their hind feet, short limbs, gland sacs, skull morphology, teeth and Canidae Closer, but with upper split teeth Protocusp Larger and more developed Anterior appendage 。 The molar teeth are 2/2, and the upper molar teeth are transverse. The inner lobe is narrower than the outer edge.^[1]