Malay Civet

A large, robust, dog-like civet with small dark spots arranged in rows on a grey coat, and a tail that is black on top but ringed underneath — the closest look-alike among Borneo's civets is the common palm civet, which has a white facial mask this species lacks, and a plain (not ringed) tail. One of the most regularly recorded civets on Sabah night drives, at both forest and plantation-edge sites, and one of the most terrestrial — it forages almost entirely on the ground, unlike the mostly arboreal palm civets.

Solitary and nocturnal, foraging on the ground for fruit, carrion and small prey. Scent-marks territory using well-developed perineal glands, historically the source of civet musk used in perfumery. Least Concern (IUCN, assessed 2015).