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African Civet

Educational resources on African Civet

African Civet or Civettictis civetta is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the African Civet

Academic web links for the African Civet.


African Civet
African Civet Civettictis civetta
itech.pjc.edu/sctag/civet/african_civet%20page.htm

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
Description: The African civet is 7-20 kg in weight, 68-89 cm in length, and 35-40 cm in height (Estes, 1991). This sturdy and long-legged mammal is the largest of the 66 species
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Cowley/general%20info.htm

African Civet C Civetta
Civettictis civetta, the African civet, inhabits the savannahs and the forests of southern and central Africa. The African civet is rarely found in arid regions; however, it can
www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/pdf/i0076-3519-488-01-0001.pdf

ADW: Civettictis civetta: Information
Civettictis civetta, the African civet, inhabits the savannahs and the forests of southern and central Africa. The African civet is rarely found in arid regions; however, it can
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Civettictis_civetta.html

African Palm Civet
The African Palm Civet can be found in the tropical forests of eastern Africa, from southern Sudan to Guinea, north to south Angola, and eastern Zimbabwe.
itech.pjc.edu/sctag/African_Palm_Civet/index.htm

ADW: Viverridae: Specimens
African civet Civettictis civetta: African civet Civettictis civetta: African civet Civettictis civetta : African civet Civettictis civetta: African civet
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/specimens/Viverridae.html

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
Home Range. Although it is debated, from the research I have done and going by our classes definitions of a home range and territory, the African civet occupies a home range.
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Cowley/social%20spacing.htm

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
Socially, the African civet is a solitary animal, although on rare occasion they can be seen in pairs (Stuart, 1998). The African civet can be solitary because they have an
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Cowley/social%20organization%20and...

ADW: Civettictis_civetta.jpg
What's in a Scientific Name? Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names Name, Rank ... Civettictis civetta (African civet)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/Grzimek_mammals/Viverridae/Civettictis...

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
References; Abebe, Y. D. (2000). "Sustainable Utilisation of the African Civet (Civettictis civetta) in Ethiopia." Retrieved 20 April 2006, 2006.
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Cowley/references.htm







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