CLASSIFICATION OF THE ANIMALS 

 MENTIONED IN THIS BOOK 



Family : VIVERRID^E 



The Civet Tribe 

 (Including Civets, Genets, Mungooses, Meerkats, etc.) 



This family of carnivorous animals differ externally from 

 the true cats in having longer heads, sharper muzzles, and 

 shorter legs. 



Some of the family are digitigrade, and others are planti- 

 grade. The number of toes on each foot is usually five ; 

 there are, however, some exceptions. They have a larger 

 number of teeth than the members of the Felidae family. 



The representatives of this family are confined to the Old 

 World, with the exception of Australia and Papua. The 

 greater number of species occur in Africa and Asia. 



Species 

 (Inhabiting South Africa) 



1. Viverra civetta, Schreb. 



2. Genetta tigrina, Schreb. 



3. Genetta felina, Thunb. 



4. Genetta ludia, Thos. and Schw. P.Z.S., 1906, p. 579. 



5. Genetta rubiginosa, Puch. 



6. Mungos cafer, Gmel. 



7. Mungos caaui, A. Smith. App. Rep. Ex, C.A., p. 42 (1836). 



8. Mungos ratlamuchi, A. Smith. App. Rep. Ex. C.A., p. 42 



(1836). 



9. Mungos caaui swinnyi. Ann. Trans. Mus., vol. iv. (1913). 

 10. Mungos auratus, Thos. and Wrought. P.Z.S., 1908, 



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