Viverra zibetha
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. The global population is thought to be decreasing due to hunting and trapping driven by the demand for bushmeat.
The large Indian civet is grey or tawny and has a black spinal stripe running from behind the shoulders to the root of the tail. The front of the muzzle has a whitish patch emphasized by blackish behind on each side. The chin and fore throat are blackish. The sides and lower surface of the neck are banded with black stripes and white spaces in between. The tail has a variable number of complete black and white rings. Its claws are retractable. The soles of the feet are hairy.
As indicated by its common name, this is a relatively large civet, almost certainly the largest of the Viverra species and exceeded in size among the Viverridae family only by African civets and binturongs. Its head-and-body length ranges from 50–95 cm (20–37 in) with a 38–59 cm (15–23 in) long tail. The hind foot measures 9–14.5 cm (3.5–5.7 in). Its weight ranges from 3.4–9.2 kg (7.5–20.3 lb). Some sources claim the species can weigh up... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok Aquarium | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Indian Civet sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 32 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Large Indian Civet in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July, September–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 30 mm in December.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Indian Civet sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Kaeng Krachan National Park, in our data
Kaeng Krachan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Large Indian Civet sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Viverridae
The closest relatives of the Large Indian Civet that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (family Viverridae, Civets, Genets, and Oyans) are Common Palm Civet (about 10%), Masked Palm Civet (about 10%) and Small-toothed Palm Civet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Indian Civet is recorded against all the mammals logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
