Small Indian Civet
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Small Indian Civet

Viverricula indica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
1 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) is a civet native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List because of its widespread distribution, widespread habitat use and healthy populations living in agricultural and secondary landscapes of many range states. This is the only species in genus Viverricula. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Tiger
EN Endemic

Tiger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Panthera tigris

50–60% · Likely
Asian Jackal
LC

Asian Jackal

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Canis aureus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-throated Marten
LC Endemic

Yellow-throated Marten

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Martes flavigula

10–20% · With luck
Sloth Bear
VU Endemic

Sloth Bear

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Melursus ursinus

Insufficient data
Indian Gray Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes edwardsi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Small Indian Civet at Jim Corbett National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
4 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
5 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
10 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
12 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
13 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
14 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
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