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Small Chinese Civet Collection Image, Figure 1, Total 11 Figures
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Small Chinese Civet
  • species_info
    • english title:Small Chinese Civet
    • scientific_name:Viverricula indica taivana
    • DIVISION:Chordata
    • subphylum:Vertebrata
    • class:Mammalia
    • subclass:Theria
    • orders:Carnivora
    • suborder:Feliformia
    • family:Viverridae
    • subfamily:Viverrinae
    • genus:Viverricula
    • species:indica
    • subspecies:pallida
    • species_author:Desmarest
    • species_pub_year:1804
    • synonym
      • synonym_full_name:Viverricula pallida taivana
      • synonym_author:Schwarz
      • synonym_authored_year:1911
    • common name
      • common name english:Little Spotted Civet
  • collection_content
    • collection_info
      • quantity:1
    • collection_feature
      • S-V length:500  mm
      • Tail length:280  mm
    • collection_record
      • catalog no:TMMA0014
      • CAT_NO:MA.0014
      • Specimen Category:立架
      • Type Category:標本(General)
  • gdesc_info
    • GDESC:保育等級:International Union for Conservation of Nature紅皮書中屬低危物種(Least Concern)類別。

      型態:為臺灣特有亞種。又名「筆貓」、「羌仔貓」、「九節貓」。身體極為細長,吻部尖狹,乍看之下很像狐狸。尾巴有黑白相間的環節,其中白色環節的寬度稍大於黑色部分,從體側看時,胸腹部為黃褐色,佈滿黑褐色的不規則斑點。

      生態:從低海拔一直分佈到中、高海拔的山地。喜待在茂密的灌木、蕨類或草叢深處活動,具有十分隱祕的個性。為夜行動物,通常於日沒以後出外覓食。主要以小型囓齒類為食,如森鼠、巢鼠、家鼷鼠、天鵝絨鼠。

      形質:體重約2~4公斤,體型細長約50公分。

      標本資訊:本標本吻肛長50公分,尾長28公分,以乾燥方式保存。