Small Indian civet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the small Indian civet lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Viverricula indica
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Viverridae

Where does the small Indian civet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small Indian civet in 3 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

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 small Indian civet endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the small Indian civet?

The small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Viverridae, genus Viverricula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small Indian civet

The small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) is a civet native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List because of its widespread distribution, widespread habitat use and healthy populations living in agricultural and secondary landscapes of many range states.

This is the only species in genus Viverricula.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small Indian civet (revision 1371088080), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q734351 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).