Malayan Civet

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Oriental Civet

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Viverridae
Genus:	Viverra
Species:	V. tangalunga

Binomial name

Viverra tangalunga
Gray, 1832

The Malayan Civet (Viverra tangalunga), also known as the Oriental Civet, is a civet found on the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, the Rhio Archipelago, and the Philippines.^[1]

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Viverra tangalunga

^ ^a ^b Mustelid Specialist Group (1996). Viverra tangalunga. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.

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Extant species of family Viverridae

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Carnivora · Suborder: Feliformia

Paradoxurinae

Arctictis	Binturong (Arctictis binturong)

Arctogalidia	Small-toothed Palm Civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata)

Macrogalidia	Sulawesi Palm Civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii)

Paguma	Masked Palm Civet (Paguma larvata)

Paradoxurus	Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) · Jerdon's Palm Civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni) · Golden Palm Civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis)

Hemigalinae

Chrotogale	Owston's Palm Civet (Chrotogale owstoni)

Cynogale	Otter Civet (Cynogale bennettii)

Diplogale	Hose's Palm Civet (Diplogale hosei)

Hemigalus	Banded Palm Civet (Hemigalus derbyanus)

Prionodontinae

Prionodon

Banded Linsang (Prionodon linsang) · Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor)

Viverrinae

Civettictis	African Civet (Civettictis civetta)

Genetta	Abyssinian Genet (Genetta abyssinica) · Angolan Genet (Genetta angolensis) · Bourlon's Genet (Genetta bourloni) · Crested Servaline Genet (Genetta cristata) · Common Genet (Genetta genetta) · Johnston's Genet (Genetta johnstoni) · Rusty-spotted Genet (Genetta maculata) · Pardine Genet (Genetta pardina) · Aquatic Genet (Genetta piscivora) · King Genet (Genetta poensis) · Servaline Genet (Genetta servalina) · Haussa Genet (Genetta thierryi) · Cape Genet (Genetta tigrina) · Giant Forest Genet (Genetta victoriae)

Poiana	Leighton's Linsang (Poiana leightoni) · African Linsang (Poiana richardsonii)

Viverra	Malabar Large-spotted Civet (Viverra civettina) · Large-spotted Civet (Viverra megaspila) · Malayan Civet (Viverra tangalunga) · Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha)

Viverricula	Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica)