Malayan civet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Malayan civet lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Viverra tangalunga
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Viverridae

Where does the Malayan civet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Malayan civet in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Malayan civet endangered?

The Malayan civet’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Malayan civet?

The Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Viverridae, genus Viverra. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Malayan civet

The Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga), also known as the Malay civet and Oriental civet, is a viverrid native to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, the Riau Archipelago, and the Philippines. It is listed as "Least Concern" by IUCN as it is a relatively widely distributed, appears to be tolerant of degraded habitats, and occurs in a number of protected areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Malayan civet (revision 1345023332), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q966901 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).