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bird
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
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bird
Great Tit
Parus major
Great Tit (Parus major)
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bird
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
The Eurasian blue tit is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognised by its blue and yellow plumage and small size.
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mammal
Asian Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
The Asian palm civet, also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as least concern as it accommodates to a broad range of habitats. It is widely distributed with large populations that in 2008 were thought unlikely to be declining. It is threatened by poaching for the illegal wildlife trade.
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mammal
Binturong
Arctictis binturong
The binturong, also known as the bearcat, is an arboreal viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the only species in the genus Arctictis, which is further divided into nine subspecies. It has long, thick hair, and is primarily dark in appearance, but can also have a whitish speckled pelage. It is unique in morphology with its popcorn-scented musk glands, and its long, bushy, prehensile tail.
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mammal
Fossa
Cryptoprocta ferox
The fossa is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran family Eupleridae.
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mammal
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
The African civet is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands and secondary forests. It has been listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008. In some countries, it is threatened by hunting, and wild-caught individuals are kept for producing civetone for the perfume industry.
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mammal
Genet
Genetta genetta
The common genet is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe. It is widely distributed north of the Sahara, in savanna zones south of the Sahara to southern Africa and along the coast of Arabia, Yemen and Oman. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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mammal
Linsang
Prionodon linsang
The banded linsang is a linsang, a tree-dwelling carnivorous mammal native to the Sundaic region of Southeast Asia.
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mammal
Mongoose
Mongoose
The Egyptian mongoose, also known as ichneumon, is a mongoose species native to the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands of Africa and around the Mediterranean Basin in North Africa, the Middle East and the Iberian Peninsula. Whether it is introduced or native to the Iberian Peninsula is in some doubt. Because of its widespread occurrence, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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mammal
Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
The meerkat or suricate is a small mongoose found in southern Africa. It is characterised by a broad head, large eyes, a pointed snout, long legs, a thin tapering tail, and a brindled coat pattern. The head-and-body length is around 24–35 cm (9.4–13.8 in), and the weight is typically between 0.62 and 0.97 kg. The coat is light grey to yellowish-brown with alternate, poorly defined light and dark bands on the back. Meerkats have foreclaws adapted for digging and have the ability to thermoregulate to survive in their harsh, dry habitat. Three subspecies are recognised.
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mammal
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)
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mammal
Yellow Mongoose
Cynictis penicillata
Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
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mammal
Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
The common dwarf mongoose is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa. It is part of the genus Helogale, along with the Ethiopian dwarf mongoose.
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mammal
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Slender Mongoose (Galerella sanguinea)
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mammal
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
White-tailed Mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)
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mammal
Crab-eating Mongoose
Crab-eating Mongoose
Crab-eating Mongoose (Herpestes urva)
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mammal
Zorilla
Ictonyx striatus
Zorilla (Ictonyx striatus)
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mammal
African Striped Weasel
Poecilogale albinucha
African Striped Weasel (Poecilogale albinucha)
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mammal
Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putorius
Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)
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