Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae
Invalid subtaxa: Viverra ashtoni Swinhoe 1864, Viverra filchneri Matschie 1908, Viverra zibetha picta Wroughton 1915 [invalid subgroup], Viverra zibetha pruinosa Wroughton 1915 [invalid subgroup], Viverra zibetha sagillata Robinson and Kloss 1920 [invalid subgroup]
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (Stockholm) 1-823
Belongs to Viverra according to G. M. Allen 1929
Sister taxa: Viverra leakeyi, Viverra megaspila, Viverra tangalunga
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur length 134.0, humerus length 109.0, radius length 91.5, tibia length 126.0
Estimated body mass: 7.17 kg based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length