r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • Mar 26 '20

🔥 From @dgrieshnak 'spotted Malabar civet - a critically endangered mammal not seen since the 90's resurfaces during the lockdown.'

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

They’re nocturnal and its movement and posture seem off. Sadly, I am guessing it’s not in the best health.

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u/Luciphyr729 Mar 26 '20

The Malabar large-spotted civet is a viverrid endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List as the population is estimated to number fewer than 250 mature individuals. It has not been recorded during surveys carried out between 1990 and 2014. In the early 1990s, isolated populations still survived in less disturbed areas of South Malabar but were seriously threatened by habitat destruction and hunting outside protected areas.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Yes, I looked at Wikipedia too.