Family

Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Viverridae

17 species in our catalog · found in 75 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Viverra tangalunga

30–40% · Possible

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

30–40% · Possible

Civettictis civetta

30–40% · Possible

Genetta genetta

30–40% · Possible

Arctogalidia trivirgata

Genetta pardina

Paguma larvata

Viverricula indica

Hemigalus derbyanus

Arctictis binturong

Genetta tigrina

Paradoxurus jerdoni

Genetta servalina

Viverra zibetha

Prionodon linsang

Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Diplogale hosei

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	70–80%
	Common Palm Civet			30–40%
	Malay Civet			30–40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			30–40%
	Banded Civet			10–20%
	Banded Linsang			5–10%
2	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	70–80%
	Malay Civet			30–40%
	Common Palm Civet			30–40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			30–40%
	Banded Civet			10–20%
	Binturong			Insufficient data
3	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	50–60%
	African Civet			30–40%
	West African Large-spotted Genet			30–40%
4	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	4	50–60%
	Common Palm Civet			30–40%
	Small Indian Civet			10–20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
5	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5	50–60%
	Common Palm Civet			20–30%
	Small Indian Civet			10–20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			10–20%
	Binturong			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
6	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	30–40%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			10–20%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Binturong			Insufficient data
7	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
8	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	30–40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			30–40%
9	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	30–40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			20–30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
10	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	30–40%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			20–30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	20–30%
	African Civet			20–30%
12	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	20–30%
	Common Palm Civet			10–20%
	Banded Linsang			Insufficient data
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
13	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	20–30%
	Common Palm Civet			20–30%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
14	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			20–30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
15	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	20–30%
	African Civet			20–30%
16	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	20–30%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
17	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5	20–30%
	Common Palm Civet			10–20%
	Masked Palm Civet			5–10%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			5–10%
	Large Indian Civet			5–10%
	Binturong			Insufficient data
18	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	20–30%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
19	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	20–30%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			10–20%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Banded Linsang			Insufficient data
	🐒 Hose's Civet			Insufficient data
20	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	20–30%
	Common Palm Civet			10–20%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
21	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	20–30%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
22	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	20–30%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
23	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	20–30%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			20–30%
24	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	20–30%
	Malay Civet			Insufficient data
25	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	20–30%
	Small-toothed Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Banded Linsang			Insufficient data
26	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	20–30%
	Small Indian Civet			20–30%
27	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	20–30%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Brown Palm Civet			Insufficient data
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			10–20%
	African Civet			5–10%
29	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	20–30%
	African Civet			20–30%
30	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	20–30%
	African Civet			20–30%
31	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	10–20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
32	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
	Servaline Genet			Insufficient data
33	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
34	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
	African Civet			Insufficient data
35	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	10–20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Large Indian Civet			Insufficient data
36	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	10–20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
37	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	10–20%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Golden Palm Civet			Insufficient data
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
38	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
39	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
40	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	African Civet			10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
41	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
42	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
43	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
44	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
45	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1	10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
46	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Cape Genet			10–20%
47	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
48	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	10–20%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
49	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	10–20%
	Masked Palm Civet			Insufficient data
50	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	African Civet			5–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			<5%
51	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
52	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			5–10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
53	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
54	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
55	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	5–10%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
56	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	5–10%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
57	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
58	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	5–10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
59	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Common Palm Civet			Insufficient data
60	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	5–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
61	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	5–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			5–10%
62	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
63	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	5–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
64	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
65	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
66	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	5–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
67	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	5–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			<5%
	Cape Genet			<5%
68	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Small Indian Civet			Insufficient data
69	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	5–10%
	Cape Genet			5–10%
70	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	5–10%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			5–10%
71	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	African Civet			Insufficient data
72	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			<5%
73	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			<5%
74	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data
75	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Northern Small-spotted Genet			Insufficient data

Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Species in this group

Malay Civet

Common Palm Civet

African Civet

Northern Small-spotted Genet

Small-toothed Palm Civet

West African Large-spotted Genet

Masked Palm Civet

Small Indian Civet

Banded Civet

Binturong

Cape Genet

Brown Palm Civet

Servaline Genet

Large Indian Civet

Banded Linsang

Golden Palm Civet

Hose's Civet

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Civets, Genets, and Oyans

Parks Ranked