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Civettictis civetta (African Civet) is a species of mammals in the family viverrids. They are listed in cites appendix iii. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They are native to Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Liberia, Ghana, Mozambique, Malawi, Benin, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Niger, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Namibia, Somalia, Cameroon, Botswana, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Rwanda, Tanzania, Djibouti, Swaziland, Senegal, Angola, Guinea, Uganda, Sudan, Mauritania, Togo, and Nigeria. They are solitary, nocturnal omnivores. Individuals are known to live for 336 months and can grow to 790.14 mm. They rely on running to move around.

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/CITES_III
  • Definition: Appendix III is a list of species included at the request of a Party that already regulates trade in the species and that needs the cooperation of other countries to prevent unsustainable or illegal exploitation. International trade in specimens of species listed in this Appendix is allowed only on presentation of the appropriate permits or certificates. (See Article V of the Convention)
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of African Civet. View this species on GBIF