Mongooses, civets & genets: where they live

Maps and quick facts for 52 mongooses, civets & genets (binturong, meerkat, fossa, Asian palm civet, African civet). Each animal page shows a representative wild record and the countries where open-licence GBIF records place it. Show mongooses, civets & genets on the world map

All 52 mongooses, civets & genets

Herpestidae 22

• Banded mongoose Mungos mungo
• Black-footed mongoose Bdeogale nigripes
• Bushy-tailed mongoose Bdeogale crassicauda
• Cape gray mongoose Galerella pulverulenta
• Common dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula
• Common kusimanse Crossarchus obscurus
• Common slender mongoose Galerella sanguinea
• Crab-eating mongoose Herpestes urva
• Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon
• Ethiopian dwarf mongoose Helogale hirtula
• Indian brown mongoose Herpestes fuscus
• Indian grey mongoose Herpestes edwardsii
• Javan mongoose Herpestes javanicus
• Long-nosed mongoose Herpestes naso
• Marsh mongoose Atilax paludinosus
• Meerkat Suricata suricatta
• Pousargues's mongoose Dologale dybowskii
• Ruddy mongoose Herpestes smithii
• Small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata
• Stripe-necked mongoose Herpestes vitticollis
• White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda
• Yellow mongoose Cynictis penicillata

Viverridae 21

• African civet Civettictis civetta
• Angolan genet Genetta angolensis
• Asian palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
• Banded palm civet Hemigalus derbyanus
• Binturong Arctictis binturong
• Brown palm civet Paradoxurus jerdoni
• Cape genet Genetta tigrina
• Central African oyan Poiana richardsonii
• Common genet Genetta genetta
• Hausa genet Genetta thierryi
• Large Indian civet Viverra zibetha
• Malayan civet Viverra tangalunga
• Masked palm civet Paguma larvata
• Otter civet Cynogale bennettii
• Pardine genet Genetta pardina
• Rusty-spotted genet Genetta maculata
• Servaline genet Genetta servalina
• Small Indian civet Viverricula indica
• Small-toothed palm civet Arctogalidia trivirgata
• South African small-spotted genet Genetta felina
• Southern palm civet Paradoxurus musanga

Eupleridae 6

• Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose Galidictis fasciata
• Fossa Cryptoprocta ferox
• Grandidier's mongoose Galidictis grandidieri
• Malagasy civet Fossa fossana
• Narrow-striped mongoose Mungotictis decemlineata
• Ring-tailed vontsira Galidia elegans

Prionodontidae 2

• Banded linsang Prionodon linsang
• Spotted linsang Prionodon pardicolor

Nandiniidae 1

• African palm civet Nandinia binotata