Viverridae (Civets, Genets, and Oyans)

Species in this group

LC

Viverra tangalunga

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

NT

Genetta johnstoni

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Arctogalidia trivirgata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Genetta genetta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Civettictis civetta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Genetta pardina

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Viverricula indica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT

Hemigalus derbyanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Paguma larvata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Genetta tigrina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Prionodon linsang

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Viverra zibetha

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 33 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 46 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	4 of 13	~80%
	Malay Civet			~40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~40%
	Common Palm Civet			~40%
	Banded Civet			~20%
2	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5 of 13	~80%
	Common Palm Civet			~40%
	Malay Civet			~40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~40%
	Banded Civet			~20%
	Banded Linsang			~10%
3	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 13	~60%
	African Civet			~40%
	West African Large-spotted Genet			~30%
4	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 13	~50%
	Common Palm Civet			~30%
	Small Indian Civet			~20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~10%
5	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 13	~50%
	Common Palm Civet			~40%
	Small Indian Civet			~20%
6	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1 of 13	~40%
	Johnston's Genet			~40%
7	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 13	~40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~40%
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 13	~30%
	African Civet			~30%
9	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 13	~30%
	African Civet			~30%
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 13	~30%
	African Civet			~30%
11	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4 of 13	~30%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
	Masked Palm Civet			~10%
	Large Indian Civet			~10%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~10%
12	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 13	~30%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~30%
13	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 13	~30%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~30%
14	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~30%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~30%
15	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 13	~30%
	Small Indian Civet			~30%
16	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
17	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 13	~20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~20%
18	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 13	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
	Small Indian Civet			~10%
19	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 13	~20%
	African Civet			~20%
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 13	~20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~20%
21	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
22	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
23	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 13	~20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~20%
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 13	~20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~20%
25	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
26	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 13	~20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~20%
27	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 13	~20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~20%
28	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
29	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 13	~20%
	Masked Palm Civet			~20%
30	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 13	~20%
	African Civet			~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
31	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 13	~10%
	African Civet			~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
32	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Cape Genet			~10%
33	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 13	~10%
	African Civet			~10%
34	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 13	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
35	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Cape Genet			~10%
36	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 13	~80%
	Masked Palm Civet			~80%
2	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 13	~20%
	Masked Palm Civet			~20%
3	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
4	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
5	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
6	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
7	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
8	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
9	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 13	~10%
	Masked Palm Civet			~10%
10	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 13	~10%
	Masked Palm Civet			~10%
11	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
12	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
13	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 13	~10%
	Masked Palm Civet			~10%
14	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
15	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
16	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 13	~10%
	Masked Palm Civet			~10%
17	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 13	~10%
	Masked Palm Civet			~10%
18	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 13	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			<5%
19	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	<5%
	Cape Genet			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
2	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Dvůr Králové Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Melaka Zoo and Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
6	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
7	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
8	Taipei Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
9	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
10	Poznań Nowe Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
11	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
12	Nashville Zoo at Grassmere	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Shenzhen Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
14	Johannesburg Zoo	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
15	Tama Zoological Park	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
16	Selwo Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
17	Yaroslavl Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
18	La Torbiera	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
19	Night Safari	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
20	Memphis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
22	Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center	🇵🇭 Philippines	In captivity
23	LUFASI Nature Park	🇳🇬 Nigeria	In captivity
24	Abidjan zoo	🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire	In captivity
25	Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
26	Safari North Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Faunia	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
28	Terra Natura Murcia	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
29	Molló Parc Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
30	Shoushan Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
31	Kumasi Zoo	🇬🇭 Ghana	In captivity
32	Marcelle Natureza	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
33	Tbilisi Zoo	🇬🇪 Georgia	In captivity
34	River Wonders	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
35	Pyrénées Animal Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
36	Albay Park and Wildlife	🇵🇭 Philippines	In captivity
37	VigoNature	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
38	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
39	Zoológico de Concepción	🇨🇱 Chile	In captivity
40	Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
41	Jardín del Papagayo - Zoo de Aves	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
42	Thrissur Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
43	Bangkok Aquarium	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
44	Familiepark Harry Malter	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
45	Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
46	Wild Elephant Valley	🇨🇳 China	In captivity

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Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Species in this group

Malay Civet

Johnston's Genet

Small-toothed Palm Civet

Northern Small-spotted Genet

Common Palm Civet

African Civet

West African Large-spotted Genet

Small Indian Civet

Banded Civet

Masked Palm Civet

Cape Genet

Banded Linsang

Large Indian Civet

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found