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bird
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
The tufted titmouse is a small songbird native to eastern North America. The species belongs to the tit and chickadee family (Paridae). The black-crested titmouse, found from central and southern Texas southward, was originally included as a subspecies but now is considered a separate species, Baeolophus atricristatus.
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Great Tit
Parus major
The great tit is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is widespread and common throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and as far east as the Amur River. It also occurs in parts of North Africa where it is generally resident in any sort of woodland. Most great tits do not migrate, except in extremely harsh winters. Until 2005 this species was lumped with numerous other subspecies. However, DNA studies have revealed that these subspecies are distinct from the great tit, and they have now been classified as two distinct species, the cinereous tit of southern Asia, and the Japanese tit of East Asia. The great tit remains the most widespread species in the genus Parus.
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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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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, and it is 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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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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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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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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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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Mongoose
Mongoose
Mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
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Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
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Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)
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Yellow Mongoose
Cynictis penicillata
Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
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Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
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Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Slender Mongoose (Galerella sanguinea)
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White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
White-tailed Mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)
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Crab-eating Mongoose
Crab-eating Mongoose
Crab-eating Mongoose (Herpestes urva)
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Zorilla
Ictonyx striatus
Zorilla (Ictonyx striatus)
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African Striped Weasel
Poecilogale albinucha
The African striped weasel, also known as the white-naped weasel, striped weasel or African weasel, is a small mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, where its range stretches from as far north as Kenya south to South Africa. It is in the family Mustelidae and is the lone member of the genus Poecilogale. It has a long, slender body with short legs and a bushy tail. One of the smallest carnivorans in Africa, it measures 24 to 35 cm long excluding the tail, with males generally larger than females. It has black fur over most of its body, with distinctive white bands running from the top of its head down its back, with the tail being completely white. The closest living relative of this species is the striped polecat, and it may also be related to the extinct Propoecilogale bolti.
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Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putorius
The eastern spotted skunk is a small, relatively slender skunk found in North America, in the central and parts of the southeastern United States and in small areas of Canada and Mexico.
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