U.A.P.P.E.A.L Viverridae Facts

With most of these species, little to nothing is known about them due to lack of study or to their largely solitary and nocturnal habits. Many live in areas that makes them hard to study. Only information on the large spotted and common genet is known.

Viverrids have, in general, long slinky bodies set on short legs. The length of the tail in most species equals the body length. Most species' heads are long and pointed, with rounded ears set high on the head. Their eyes are typically vertically ovular or slits, like feline cats or vulpine foxes. Most species have spots on their bodies and stripes on their tails. They have retractable or semi-retractable claws. They have glands near their genitals, called perineal glands, which produce a strong odor. They lack anal glands. Viverrids have 32-40 teeth.

They are, for the most part, nocturnal, solitary creatures. Their diet for most is omnivorous, and most viverrids will eat a variety of plant and animal matter. The majority of viverrids are arboreal.

Caging

• Genet needs 6' by 6' by 6 minimum for one
• Fossa and Binturong needs 6' by 20' by 6' minimum for one
• Civet needs 6' by 10' by 5' minimum for one

The rest no one owns in USA.

Diet:

Genets have a wide variety in diet, and tend to be carnivorous to omnivorous. They have been known to feed on fruits, small rodents, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates. Good grade of cat food works well for them with the live.

Civet is primarily frugivorous, but is omnivorous. It feeds mostly on berries, fleshy fruits, and the fruit of Ficus trees. It is picky about the fruit that it eats, picking only ripe fruit. It will also eat birds, rodents and insects as well as fruit.

Binturongs- are frugivorous, meaning they feed mostly on fruit. However, it has been known to eat carrion, small invertebrates, fish, birds, eggs, leaves, and shoots of plants.

Fossa- Should be fed mostly a raw diet. 100% Protein, they feed on a variety small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.

Viveridae family consists of:

• Subfamily: Cryptoproctinae (Fossa)
• Subfamily: Euplerinae (Malagasy civets)
• Subfamily: Hemigalinae (Banded palm civets)
• Subfamily: Nandiniinae (African Palm Civet)
• Subfamily: Paradoxurinae (Palm Civets)
• Subfamily: Viverrinae (Genets, Linsangs, Oriental Civets)