viverrid
Viverridae is a family of small to medium-sized mammals, the viverrids. They are Feliforms, a suborder of mammals that are either feline or feline-like, comprising of animals like herpestids and hyena. Viverrid's fit into the latter category, as while they are not felines they are very feline-like, and in fact are the most primitive of feliforms. Most species have relatively small heads with short, erect ears, a…
