Where does the civet cat live?
Civettictis civetta has 3,098 records in 39 countries and territories, from 1887 to 2026. Most records come from Angola.
- 3,098 records
- 39 places
- 96 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCarnivoraViverridaeCivettictis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 646 | |
| Kenya | 549 | |
| Benin | 513 | |
| South Africa | 467 | |
| DR Congo | 108 | |
| Central African Republic | 94 | |
| Zambia | 76 | |
| Tanzania | 75 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 61 | |
| Senegal | 48 | |
| Ghana | 36 | |
| Botswana | 34 | |
| Uganda | 34 | |
| Cameroon | 33 | |
| Gambia | 29 | |
| Niger | 28 | |
| Mozambique | 27 | |
| Nigeria | 27 | |
| Malawi | 26 | |
| Liberia | 24 | |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | |
| Congo | 20 | |
| Ethiopia | 20 | |
| Guinea | 19 | |
| Gabon | 14 | |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | |
| Rwanda | 10 | |
| Chad | 10 | |
| South Sudan | 8 | |
| Burundi | 5 | |
| Sierra Leone | 5 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 5 | |
| Sudan | 4 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | |
| Namibia | 2 | |
| Mali | 1 | |
| Mauritania | 1 | |
| Somalia | 1 | |
| United States | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Viverridae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.