Otter civet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Otter civet Cynogale bennettii Endangered

Where the otter civet lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 22 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mongooses, civets & genets on the world map

Scientific name	Cynogale bennettii
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Viverridae

Where does the otter civet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the otter civet in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

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 otter civet endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the otter civet?

The otter civet (Cynogale bennettii) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Viverridae, genus Cynogale. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the otter civet

The otter civet (Cynogale bennettii) is a semiaquatic viverrid native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. It is believed to be undergoing severe population decline due to habitat destruction and is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN Red List.

Cynogale is a monospecific genus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Otter civet (revision 1371730282), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q541053 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).