Large Indian civet

Its activity pattern is cathemeral, and its gestation period is 80.3 days, with 2.89 young per litter and 2 litters per year. The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

9.5 kg – 10 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

20 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Carnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

21.7 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forest, shrublandsrc for Habitat

Gestation

80.3 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

2.89src for Young per litter or clutch

Litters or clutches a year

2src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The large Indian civet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderCarnivora
5. familyViverridae
6. genusViverra
7. SpeciesViverra zibetha Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Viverra ashtoni, Viverra filchneri, Viverra tainguensis, Viverra zibetha ashtoni

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

CR, Critically Endangered

Malabar large-spotted civet

Viverra civettina

Viverridae

EN, Endangered

Large-spotted civet

Viverra megaspila

Viverridae

LC, Least Concern

M

Malayan civet

Viverra tangalunga

ViverridaeNo free photo yet

V

Viverra fusca

ViverridaeNo free photo yet

V

Viverra hardwickii

ViverridaeNo free photo yet

V

Viverra memphitis

ViverridaeNo free photo yet

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@misc{large_indian_civet_2026,
  title = {Large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-indian-civet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}