Ribbon and otter civets
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Otter civette ( Cynogale bennettii ) |
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| Gray , 1865 |
The ribbon and otter civets (Hemigalinae) are a subfamily of the crawling cats (Viverridae) and comprise four species:
- Ribbon roller ( Hemigalus derbyanus )
- Patch roller ( Chrotogale owstoni )
- Plain roller ( Diplogale hosei )
- Otter civette ( Cynogale bennettii )
The representatives of this group live in forests in Southeast Asia , like all crawling cats they are predominantly nocturnal loners. While the semi-aquatic otter civet has an otter-like body with a rather broad head and short tail, the other three representatives are strikingly slender, elongated animals with a pointed snout.
These animals live primarily on the ground and are carnivores to a greater extent than other crawling cats, with worms and insects among their preferred food.
All four species are relatively unknown, little-researched animals, whose population is also threatened by deforestation.
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999 ISBN 0-8018-5789-9
- Wilson, DE, and DM Reeder: Mammal Species of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4
