Family

Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Viverridae

18 species in our catalog · found in 69 parks

Species in this group

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

Viverra tangalunga

40–50% · Likely

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

30–40% · Possible

Civettictis civetta

30–40% · Possible

Genetta genetta

30–40% · Possible

Arctogalidia trivirgata

Genetta pardina

Paguma larvata

Viverricula indica

Hemigalus derbyanus

Arctictis binturong

Genetta tigrina

Paradoxurus jerdoni

Genetta servalina

Prionodon pardicolor

Viverra zibetha

Prionodon linsang

Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Insufficient data

Diplogale hosei

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

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	P(≥1)
1	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	80–90%
	Common Palm Civet			30–40%
	Malay Civet			30–40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			30–40%
	Banded Civet			20–30%
	Banded Linsang			10–20%
2	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	80–90%
	Malay Civet			40–50%
	Common Palm Civet			30–40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			30–40%
	Banded Civet			Insufficient data
	Binturong			Insufficient data
3	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	50–60%
	African Civet			30–40%
	West African Large-spotted Genet			30–40%
4	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	4	50–60%
	Common Palm Civet			30–40%
	Small Indian Civet			10–20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
5	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5	50–60%
	Common Palm Civet			20–30%
	Small Indian Civet			20–30%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			10–20%
	Binturong			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
6	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	40–50%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			20–30%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Binturong			Insufficient data
7	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
8	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	30–40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			30–40%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
9	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	30–40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			20–30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
10	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	30–40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			30–40%
11	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	4	30–40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Spotted Linsang			Insufficient data
12	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	30–40%
	Common Palm Civet			10–20%
	Banded Linsang			Insufficient data
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
13	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	30–40%
	African Civet			30–40%
14	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	Common Palm Civet			20–30%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
15	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5	30–40%
	Common Palm Civet			10–20%
	Masked Palm Civet			0–10%
	Large Indian Civet			0–10%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			0–10%
	Binturong			Insufficient data
16	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	30–40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			20–30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
17	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	30–40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			10–20%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Banded Linsang			Insufficient data
	Hose's Civet			Insufficient data
18	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	30–40%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
19	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	20–30%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
20	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	20–30%
	Common Palm Civet			20–30%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
21	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	20–30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
22	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	20–30%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
23	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	20–30%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			20–30%
24	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	20–30%
	Malay Civet			Insufficient data
25	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	20–30%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Banded Linsang			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
26	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	20–30%
	Small Indian Civet			20–30%
27	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			10–20%
	African Civet			10–20%
28	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	20–30%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Brown Palm Civet			Insufficient data
29	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	20–30%
	African Civet			20–30%
30	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	20–30%
	African Civet			20–30%
31	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	20–30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
	Servaline Genet			Insufficient data
32	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	20–30%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
33	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	20–30%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
34	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
	African Civet			Insufficient data
35	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	20–30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
36	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	20–30%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Golden Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
37	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	10–20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
38	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	African Civet			10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
39	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
40	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
41	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
42	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
43	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	African Civet			0–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			0–10%
44	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			0–10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
45	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Cape Genet			10–20%
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
47	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
48	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	10–20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
49	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	10–20%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
50	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	10–20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
51	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
52	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
53	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	10–20%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
54	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
55	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	0–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			0–10%
56	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	0–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
57	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	0–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			<5%
	Cape Genet			<5%
58	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
59	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	0–10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
60	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
61	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
62	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
63	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Cape Genet			0–10%
64	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	0–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			0–10%
65	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	0–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			0–10%
66	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
67	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
68	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
69	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			<5%

Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Species in this group

Malay Civet

Common Palm Civet

African Civet

Northern Small-spotted Genet

Small-toothed Palm Civet

West African Large-spotted Genet

Masked Palm Civet

Small Indian Civet

Banded Civet

Binturong

Cape Genet

Brown Palm Civet

Servaline Genet

Spotted Linsang

Large Indian Civet

Banded Linsang

Golden Palm Civet

Hose's Civet

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Parks Ranked