Genus

African Civets

Civettictis

1 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyViverridae (Civets, Genets, and Oyans)
GenusCivettictis (African Civets)

Species in this group

Civettictis civetta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Civets

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 9 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 1	~40%
	African Civet			~40%
2	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 1	~30%
	African Civet			~30%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 1	~30%
	African Civet			~30%
4	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 1	~30%
	African Civet			~30%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 1	~20%
	African Civet			~20%
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 1	~10%
	African Civet			~10%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	African Civet			~10%
8	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 1	~10%
	African Civet			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Dvůr Králové Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Johannesburg Zoo	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
3	LUFASI Nature Park	🇳🇬 Nigeria	In captivity
4	Abidjan zoo	🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire	In captivity
5	Safari North Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Kumasi Zoo	🇬🇭 Ghana	In captivity
7	Tbilisi Zoo	🇬🇪 Georgia	In captivity
8	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
9	Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity