African Civet – Civettictis civetta

Civettictis civettaSchreber, 1776

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Ray (1995) reviewed this species. Some authors have placed this species in Viverra, (see Coetzee, 1977); most have followed Pocock (1915b), who placed this species in Civettictis. Rosevear (1974) noted differences in scent glands; G. Petter (1969) discussed dental differences. Synonyms allocated according to Kock et al. (2000c).

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.