Family

Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Viverridae

17 species in our catalog · found in 82 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyViverridae (Civets, Genets, and Oyans)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Viverra tangalunga

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Civettictis civetta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Genetta genetta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Arctogalidia trivirgata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Genetta pardina

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Paguma larvata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Viverricula indica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hemigalus derbyanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Arctictis binturong

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Genetta tigrina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Paradoxurus jerdoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Genetta servalina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Viverra zibetha

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Prionodon linsang

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Diplogale hosei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	~80%
	Common Palm Civet			~40%
	Malay Civet			~40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~40%
	Banded Civet			~20%
	Banded Linsang			~10%
2	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	~80%
	Malay Civet			~40%
	Common Palm Civet			~30%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~30%
	Banded Civet			Insufficient data
	Binturong			Insufficient data
3	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~60%
	African Civet			~40%
	West African Large-spotted Genet			~30%
4	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	4	~60%
	Common Palm Civet			~40%
	Small Indian Civet			~20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
5	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5	~60%
	Common Palm Civet			~30%
	Small Indian Civet			~20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~10%
	Binturong			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
6	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~20%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Binturong			Insufficient data
7	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	6	~40%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Malay Civet			Insufficient data
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Binturong			Insufficient data
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
8	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
9	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
11	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~40%
12	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	~30%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
	Banded Linsang			Insufficient data
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
13	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5	~30%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
	Masked Palm Civet			~10%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~10%
	Large Indian Civet			~10%
	Binturong			Insufficient data
14	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~30%
	African Civet			~30%
15	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Common Palm Civet			~30%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
16	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	~30%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			~20%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Banded Linsang			Insufficient data
	Hose's Civet			Insufficient data
17	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
18	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	~30%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
19	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~30%
	African Civet			~30%
20	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
21	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~30%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
22	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
23	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
24	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~30%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Banded Linsang			Insufficient data
25	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~30%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~30%
26	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Malay Civet			Insufficient data
27	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
28	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Malay Civet			Insufficient data
29	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
	African Civet			~10%
30	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~20%
	Small Indian Civet			~20%
31	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Brown Palm Civet			Insufficient data
32	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~20%
	African Civet			~20%
33	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~20%
	African Civet			~20%
34	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
	Servaline Genet			Insufficient data
35	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
36	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	~20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
37	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
	African Civet			Insufficient data
38	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
39	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Binturong			Insufficient data
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
40	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Golden Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
41	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
42	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~20%
	African Civet			~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
43	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
44	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
45	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
47	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
48	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
49	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
50	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
51	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	African Civet			~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
52	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
53	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Cape Genet			~10%
54	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
55	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
56	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	~10%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
57	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~10%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
58	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
59	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
60	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
61	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
62	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
63	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
64	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
65	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
66	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
67	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
68	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
69	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			<5%
	Cape Genet			<5%
70	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
71	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
72	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
73	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
74	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
75	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Cape Genet			~10%
76	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
77	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	~10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
78	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			~10%
79	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
80	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			<5%
81	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
82	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data