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title: "Malay Civet"
description: "Viverra tangalunga — Mammiferi. The Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga), also known as the Malay civet and Oriental civet, is a viverrid native to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, the Riau Archipelago, and the Philippines."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/malay-civet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Malay Civet

> Viverra tangalunga — Mammiferi. The Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga), also known as the Malay civet and Oriental civet, is a viverrid native to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, the Riau Archipelago, and the Philippines.

- Scientific name: *Viverra tangalunga*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 453
- Wikidata: [Q966901](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966901)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41615](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41615)

## Names

- en: Malay Civet
- de: Malaiische Zibetkatze
- es: Civeta Malaya
- fr: Civette malaise
- nl: Maleise civetkat
- pl: Wiwera malajska

## Countries with the most observations

MY (359), ID (45), PH (4)

## Summary

The Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga), also known as the Malay civet and Oriental civet, is a viverrid native to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, the Riau Archipelago, and the Philippines. It is listed as "Least Concern" by IUCN as it is a relatively widely distributed, appears to be tolerant of degraded habitats, and occurs in a number of protected areas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_civet

## Photo

![Malay Civet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malay-civet/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193034808

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malay-civet?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).