VIVERRA MUSANGA, 
VAE. JAVANICA. 
Ord. III 1 ?' Carnassiers, Cuvier. S 1 ^ Famiile les Carnivores. 9f Tribu, 
Digitigrades. 
Ord. III. FeRjE, Im». Syst. 
Ord. XII. Falculata, IUiger. Fam. 85, Sanguinaria, 
VIVERRA, Zw». jErx^. &Are&. Cm Z%. 
Charac. Gen. — Dentium formula, Primores 4, Canini Molares seu r^, 
Primores utrinque 6 intermedii breviores. Molares utrinque 5 aut 6 : supra 
quartus maximus, interius gradu laterali antice auctus; quintus et sextus tritores. 
Infra quintus, seu quartus primo deficiente, sectorius maximus ; sextus tritorius 
magnus. 
Caput elongatum, rhmario prominulo. Lingua retrorsum aculeata. 
Corpus codario et pilis longioribus vestitum. Folliculus inter genitalia et anura. 
Pedes pentadactyli fissi. Ungues i falculae semiretractiles. 
Sect. II. Genettae 11^ sous-genre les Genettes. 
Follicules reduced to a simple excavation. 
Viverra corpore nigro et cinereo variegato, dorso obsolete striato, capite pedibus 
caudaque nigris, fascia frontali per aures ad latera colli oblique producta rhina- 
riique basi albentibus. 
Luwak, of the Javanese. 
Musang-bulan, of the Malays. 
Viverra Musanga, Sir T. S. Bafflers Cat. of a ZooL Coll. made in Sumatra. TV. Linn. 
Soc. XIII. p. 253, 
Musangy Marsden's Hist of Sumatra, p, 118, 
THE Viverra Musanga so nearly resembles the Viverra Genetta in size, colour, 
and distribution of marks, that it has by several authors been described under that 
name. It constitutes, however, a distinct species, which is itself subject to several 
varieties. Its appearance in Java is here represented from an adult subject in a very 
perfect state, and of a full size, Its dimensions are as follow; 
