Taxon name
Viverra zibetha
Linnaeus, 1758
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Viverra zibetha
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Large Indian Civet, Baghdas, Bham or Bham Biral, Gandho Gokul or Khatas
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Six subspecies have been proposed (Corbet and Hill 1992) but a taxonomic revision is needed. The validity of the new species V. tainguensis has been seriously questioned (Veron and Walston 2003) and it is now generally considered a synonym of V. zibetha (
Viverra tainguensis Sokolov et al. 1997
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
Though this species is widely distributed in diverse habitats, the population has been declining due to retribution killing, hunting for meat, road-side killing and other anthropogenic factors. It has been categorized as Near Threatened based on its level of threats.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sajeda Begum
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
South and Southeast Asia including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam (Wozencraft 2005). Widely distributed all over the country. This species is found in all terrestrial Protect Areas (Feeroz 2013, 2014, Feeroz et al. 2011, 2012) but does not occur in offshore islands (M A R Khan pers. comm.).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The habitat includes mixed evergreen and deciduous forests, homestead vegetation including bushes. It scrubs as well as secondary forests and plantations often said to have even wider habitat use. It is terrestrial, solitary and nocturnal. It spends most of its time on the ground but is an agile climber. During day time, sleeps in burrows that is usually dug and abandoned by other animals. This civet marks its territory with the secretions from its perineal glands. Mostly carnivorous. Diet includes birds, frogs, snakes, small mammals, eggs, crabs, fish as well as poultry and garbage but also fruits and roots (Khan 1985, 1987, 2009).
History
Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232
