Civet Cat Species In India. The above 2 cat breeds originated in india but they are several other cat breeds that are popular in india but have originated from some other countries. Viverra zibetha was the scientific name for the large indian civet introduced by carl linnaeus in 1758.
The term civet cat is commonly used to describe the asian palm civet (paradoxurus hermaphroditus). A critically endangered mammal not seen until 1990 resurfaces for the first time in india during lockdown. These nocturnal mammal species are not new in this region but due to less traffic, they walked freely.
Asian palm civet climbing a tree.
As a member of the viverridae family, this viverrid is closely related to african civets, linsangs, and genets. Endemic wild species of india also include gooty tarantula,fan throated lizard,tokay gecko and common krait snake. It has a coarse brownish grey to pale yellowish brown fur, with several longitudinal black or brown bands on the back and longitudinal rows of spots on the sides. The malabar civet, she says, is rare in museum collections too, and even a bad photograph of a wild malabar civet would be better than none at all.