MAMMAL MONDAY # 40

MAMMAL MONDAY # 40

We’re taking a night hike in the Malaysian rainforest today to meet a very neat animal who looks like a cat, but isn’t! Are you ready for another great Ellie and Edmond adventure? Grab your night vision goggles and let’s go!

MEET THE MALAYAN CIVET!

   Range/Habitat: Southeast Asia/ rainforest

   Diet: Carnivores: millipedes, bugs, mice

   Length/Weight: 24-26”/ 7 ¾-10 lbs

   Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

• Malayan civets are covered in dark spots and have a black and white “collar”.
• Malayan civets have 15 bands on their long tails.
• They are nocturnal and solitary.
• Malayan civets are distantly related to cats and hyenas and mongooses.
• They are mostly ground dwellers.

These cool little civets are so cute. They look like little bandits in the rainforests at night! What’s your favorite thing about them?