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Cats, Civets & Mongoose in Tabin Wildlife Reserve
The marbled cat and the leopard cat are present in Tabin and are best seen during night safaris when they can sometimes be approached closely. Clouded leopards are also occasionally seen on night safaris.

Mongoose and civets are common both in Tabin and in the surrounding oil palm estates. During night safaris the civets can often be spotted by the reflection from their eyes and by the distinctive curl of their long tail as it hangs down from the civets’ as they sit on tree branches.

These photos show a leopard cat (left) and a clouded leopard (right).

Photo by Riine Hynniene  

Sabah Wildlife Dept. photo

The drawing at left illustrates the common palm civet. The photo at right shows a binturong (a.k.a. bearcat).

 

Drawing by Riine Hynniene  

Sabah Wildlife Dept. photo
Order Carnivora, Family Viverridae (civets mongooses)
  Arcticitis binturong v. penicillata ** musang binturong binturong
  Hemigalus derbyanus v. boiei ** musang belang banded palm civet
  Herpestes brachyurus v. rajah ** bambun ekor pendek short-tailed mongoose
  Paguma larvata ** musang lamri masked palm civet
  Paradoxurus hermaphroditis v. sabanus ** musang pulat common palm civet
  Prionodon linsang ** musang linsang banded linsang
  Viverra tangalunga v. tangalunga ** musang tanggalong Malay civet
Order Carnivora, Family Felidae (cats)
  Felis bengaliensis v. borneoensis ** kucing batu leopard cat
  Felis marmorata ** kucing dahan marbled cat
  Neofelis nebulosa v. diardi *** harimau dahan clouded leopard
List legend
  Genus species ** B nama Melayu English name
***  Protection status * = hunting license required  **= protected; license required for collection ***= strictly protected
B  Species only known from Borneo