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African civet (Civettictis civetta)
| Subject: | African civet (Civettictis civetta)
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Title Deutsch-Ostafrika, Ziebethkatze 
Original caption Ziebethkatze
Depicted place Deutsch-Ostafrika
Date between 1906 and 1918
Photographer Walther Dobbertin (1882–1961)  
Institution German Federal Archives  Sammlung Walther Dobbertin (Bild 105)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_105-DOA0094,_Deutsch-Ostafrika,_Ziebethkatze.jpg
The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is the largest representative of the African Viverridae and the sole member of its genus. It is considered common and widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. Like all civets it has perineal glands that produce a fluid known as civet, which it spreads on markers in its territory to claim its range. It is used in the perfume industry.
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Subfamily: Viverrinae
Genus: Civettictis
Species: Civettictis civetta (Schreber, 1776)
Synonyms:
Viverra civetta Schreber, 1776
Viverra poortmanni Pucheran, 1855
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Scientific Name: Civettictis civetta (Schreber, 1776)
Synonyms: Osbornictis civetta, Viverra civetta
Common Names:
English – African Civet
French – Civette africaine, Civette d'Afrique |
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