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Striped Civet is a small mammal, about 47 cm excluding the tail (which is only about 20 cm) and 2.5 kg. It has the appearance and movements of a small fox. It has short coat greyish beige in color, with dark black horizontal stripes running from head to tail, where the stripes are vertical, wrapping around the bushier tail. The stripes morph into spots near the belly. Its legs are short and very thin. The sources disagree over whether its claws are retractile. It has no anal glands, unlike other civets and specifically can be found in the Dar Es Salaam Zoo.

Striped Civet found in Dar es Salaam Zoo