Unlike the Malabar Civet, the small Indian civet is listed as ‘least concern’ on the Red List of Threated Species. Photo: Twitter/ Parveen Kaswan. An unusual sight greeted policemen and the few people on the road in Kerala's Kozhikode - a civet taking the zebra crossing.

A civet (/ ˈ s ɪ v ɪ t /) is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests.The term civet applies to over a dozen different mammal species. It is also known as the Malabar Civet and called Jawadi Veruku - ജാവാദി വെരുകു് in Malayalam and Chirathe Bekku in Kannada. "civet cat" മലയാള വ്യാഖ്യാനം, അര്‍ഥം. In an attempt to fight the novel coronavirus, a 21-day lockdown has been imposed on the entire nation. The Malabar Large-spotted Civet (Viverra civettina), is a civet. It has not been recorded during surveys carried out between 1990 and 2014.

The species was once common along the lowland coastal tracts of Kerala and Karnataka in South India. Malabar civet one of the most endangered species in India and hasn't been spotted since the 1990s. Video of a malabar civet roaming freely on roads goes viral. As a result, the roads are empty, the pollution levels are low and the wildlife is roaming freely on the otherwise busy roads. Not Malabar civet — Kalyan Varma (@KalyanVarma) March 26, 2020. Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. The Malabar large-spotted civet (Viverra civettina), also known as the Malabar 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. The video claims that less human activity has resulted in the return of the Malabar civet in Calicut. A recent video claims that the Malabar civet was spotted in Calicut town.

According to Kerala government’s wild life website in 1999, less than 250 Malabar Civet were only surviving in the state. "This is a Small Indian Civet. According to a data released by International Union of Conservation of Nature, (IUCN) in March 2015, there were 249 Malabar civets, in the India. The video has received over 1.6 million views since it was uploaded. Malayalam meaning and translation of the word "civet cat"