Wildlifeof Vietnam
Large-spotted Civet
Civets, Linsangs & Mongooses
Photo: R A Sterndale · Public domain
Viverra megaspila
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Habitat
Evergreen, deciduous and dry dipterocarp forest below 300m
Range
Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and southern China
The large-spotted civet is a viverrid native to Southeast Asia, occurring in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and southern China. In China it was last sighted in 1998. It inhabits evergreen, deciduous and dry dipterocarp forest below 300 m, and in Thailand occurs in several protected areas as far south as Ranong Province (Wikipedia, general species account).
Data on its feeding ecology and behaviour do not exist.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Large-spotted Civet live in?
- Evergreen, deciduous and dry dipterocarp forest below 300m
- Where is the Large-spotted Civet found?
- Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and southern China