Civet Cat Genus species - Civetticus civeticus Tribe - Viverrini Subfam - Viverrinae Fam - Viverridae Super fam. Feloidea Suborder - FISSIPEDA Order - CARNIVORA Example specimen, KM, 4 Aug, 1949, ♀ Nampini, Caprivi, 2900', B. Corp. HB-860, T1-420, HF-135, Ear 59. Head - Block forehead and a bow from forehead along cheeks to throat, white spot on each side of nose, throat black, head greyish white, extending under ears to side of throat, ears of black with white tips, neck greyish white on top giving way to black, on side of neck first a black stripe extending back, then a greyish white stripe, then a bold band extending under throat. Black hairs ringed with dark brown, white, black tipped. Body - Black crest running length of body, alternate bands running vertically of black and whitish yellowish, grey; chest black extending down to mid abdomen, then the other colors. Legs - Similar black, front feet with 5 toes and claws, pads dark, 5 toe small (mostly claw) hind foot 5 toes with claws, 1st toe vestigial. Tail - Black except near base are 4 short bands of the other color, about ½ of total body length.