What is the Viverridae family?
Q: What is the Viverridae family?
A: The Viverridae family is a group of small to medium-sized mammals, also known as the viverrids.
Q: What category do the viverrids belong to?
A: The viverrids belong to the Feliformia, a group of cat-like carnivores.
Q: How many genera and species are in the Viverridae family?
A: There are 15 genera and 33 species in the Viverridae family.
Q: Who named the Viverridae family?
A: The Viverridae family was named by John Edward Gray in 1821.
Q: Where are viverrids found?
A: Viverrids are found all over the Oriental region, all over Africa, and into southern Europe. They also live in Madagascar and Celebes, which indicates they lived in the tropics of the Old World, and beyond it, over Wallace's line.
Q: What kind of habitat do viverrids prefer?
A: Viverrids mostly live in tropical rainforest, but they also live in woodland, savanna, and mountains.
Q: How do viverrids differ from other mammals?
A: Viverrids are unique because they are a family of small to medium-sized mammals in the Feliformia group, and they have adapted to living in various habitats, including tropical rainforests, woodlands, savannas, and mountains.
