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Otter Civet

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Photo: Mike Gordon — wildlifeofeverywhere.com

Cynogale bennettii

Basic stats

Diet

Fish, crabs and freshwater molluscs; also birds and fruit

Habitat

Lowland primary forest, secondary forest, peat swamp forest

Range

Sumatra, Borneo, Malay Peninsula and peninsular Thailand

The otter civet is a semiaquatic viverrid, the only member of its genus. It is thought to be in severe decline through habitat destruction. Lowland primary forest is apparently its ideal habitat, though it also occurs in secondary forest, and it is believed to prefer peat swamp forest (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is nocturnal and takes most of its food from the water: fish, crabs and freshwater molluscs, and it can also climb to feed on birds and fruit. Camera traps have recorded it in an acacia plantation in central Sarawak, in Sabah's Deramakot Forest Reserve, and in Sabangau peat-swamp forest in central Kalimantan. Because it is rare and secretive it is very poorly known (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What does the Otter Civet eat?
Fish, crabs and freshwater molluscs; also birds and fruit
What habitat does the Otter Civet live in?
Lowland primary forest, secondary forest, peat swamp forest
Where is the Otter Civet found?
Sumatra, Borneo, Malay Peninsula and peninsular Thailand
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