Viverrinae
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This article is about an extant subfamily of mammals. For the extinct subfamily, see Viverravinae.
The Viverrinae represent the largest subfamily of the Viverridae comprising three genera, which are subdivided into six species native to Africa and Southeast Asia.[2] This subfamily was denominated and first described by John Edward Gray in 1864.[3]
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Viverrinae | |
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African civet (Civettictis civetta) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Viverridae |
Subfamily: | Viverrinae Gray, 1864 |
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