Civet (English spelling)

Japanese: シベット(英語表記)civet
Civet (English spelling)
A general term for two genera and five species of terrestrial mammals in the family Viverridae, subfamily Viverrinae, order Carnivora, with relatively long limbs and a pointed snout. Distributed in the forests and grasslands of Africa and southern Asia. Body length 45-95 cm, tail length 30-48 cm, weight 2-20 kg, front and back feet with five toes, claws that can be partially retracted. The body has a yellowish-brown background with black stripes or spots, and a prominent black and white band across the underside of the neck. Species of the Viverra genus that have a mane-like hair on their backs that can stand on end include the African civet V. civetta (sub-Saharan Africa), the Indian civet V. zibetha (illustration) (from Nepal to southern China and Malaya), and the Malayan civet V. tangalunga (Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines), while the little civet Viverricula indica (illustration) (distributed from India and Sri Lanka to southern China, and from Taiwan to Sumatra) has no mane.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
地上生で四肢が比較的長く,吻(ふん)がとがった食肉目ジャコウネコ科ジャコウネコ亜科のうちの2属5種の哺乳類の総称。アフリカと南アジアの森林,草原に分布。体長45~95cm,尾長30~48cm,体重2~20kg,前・後足とも5指で,つめは半ば引き込めうる。胴には黄褐色の地に黒色の縞か斑点があり,首の下面を横切る顕著な黒帯と白帯がある。背筋に,逆立てることができる〈たてがみ〉状の長毛を備えたジャコウネコ属ViverraのアフリカジャコウネコV.civetta(サハラ以南のアフリカ),インドジャコウネコV.zibetha(イラスト)(ネパールから中国南部・マラヤまで),マレージャコウネコ(ジャワジャコウネコ)V.tangalunga(マラヤ,スマトラ,ボルネオ,フィリピン)などと,そのような〈たてがみ〉のないヒメジャコウネコ(コジャコウネコ)Viverricula indica(イラスト)(インド・スリランカから中国南部まで,台湾からスマトラまで分布。

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