African civet
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| phylum | Chordata | The African civet is the largest representative of the African Viverridae. They can be found from coast to coast across sub-Saharan Africa. They are primarily nocturnal and spend the day sleeping in dense vegetation.
The African civet is an omnivorous generalist, taking small vertebrates, invertebrates, eggs, carrion, and vegetable matter. It is capable of taking on poisonous invertebrates (such as the millipedes most other species avoid) and snakes. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Viverridae |
| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Carnivora | |
| suborder | Feliformia | |
| family | Viverridae | |
| genus | Civettictis | |
| species | C. civetta |
