


MALAY CIVET CAT
Viverra tangalunga
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Location: Found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Maluku Islands and the Philippines, where it occurs in a wide variety of habitats including forests, secondary habitats, cultivated land and the outskirts of villages.
Status: Least Concern
Fact(s):
Viverra tangalunga is one of the sources of Civet. Civet is used commercially in producing perfumes. Trade in live civets for their musk is a source of economy. It has also been used for some medicinal purposes. Some viverrids, including the Oriental civet, may be tamed and kept to extract this musk.
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Fact Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_Civet
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animal existed! Wow it’s soo beautiful! :D