Malayan Civet

Malayan Civet: The Malay civet (Viverra tangalunga), also known as the Malayan civet or oriental civet, is a civet found on the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, the Rhio Archipelago, and the Philippines. The Malay civet is known from the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Maluku Islands and the Philippines,. Locations without evidence of breeding populations include Java, where two specimens were recorded  and Singapore, where a single individual was photographed in 2012.

 The Malay civet occurs in a wide variety of habitats including forests, secondary habitats, cultivated land and the outskirts of villages. Distributions on hill include elevations of up to 900m on Gunung Madalan in Sabah and 1,100m on Usun Apau and the Kelabit Upland in Sarawak.Malay civets are. They are mostly terrestrial but are known to climb up trees. Their upperparts are greyish with numerous black spots, tail with about 15 black bands. They feed on invertebrates and small vertebrates.

 Malayan Civet

 Malayan Civet

 Malayan Civet

Malayan Civet