
Viverrids
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Family | Gray |
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Kingdom | Animalia |
Order | Carnivora |
Scientific name | Viverridae |
Lifespan | African civet |
Central African oyan | |
Did you know | Genets are highly agile creatures, with quick reflexes and exceptional climbing skills, and are the only viverrids that are able to stand bipedally. |
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ID | 955028 |
About Viverrids
Viverridae is a family of small to medium-sized mammals, the viverrids, comprising 15 genera, which are subdivided into 38 species. This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. Members of this family are commonly called civets or genets.