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CHAP. XVII.] MAMMALIA. 195
Genetta in France and Spain, Viverra in Shanghae and Batchian
Island, and Herpestes in Java and the Cape of Good Hope.
The following are the genera with their distribution as given
by Dr. J. E. Gray in his latest British Museum Catalogue :
Sub-family Vivekkin^.— Viverra (3 species), North and
tropical Africa, the whole Oriental region to the Moluccas ;
Vivcrricula (1 species) India to Java ; Genetta (5 species), South
Europe, Palestine, Arabia, and all Africa; Fossa (1 species), Ma-
dagascar ; Linsang (2 species), Malacca to Java; Poiana (1
species), West Africa ; Galidia (3 species), Madagascar ; Hemi-
galea (1 species), Malacca and Borneo ;
Ardictis (1 species) Nepal
to Sumatra and Java ; Nandinia (1 species). West Africa ; Para-
doxurus (9 species), the whole Oriental region; Paguma (3 species),
Nepal to China, Sumatra, and Borneo ; Arctogale (1 species), Te-
nasserim to Java,
Sub-family Herpestin^.—Cynogah (1 species), Borneo ; GaU-
didis (2 species), Madagascar ; Herpestes (22 species), South Palae-
arctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions ; Athylax (3 species), Tro-
pical and South Africa ; GalogaU (13 species), all Africa, North
India, to Cambodja ; Galerella (1 species), East Africa; Calidis
(1 species),Ceylon (?); Ariella (1 species), South Africa ; /cA?i^%wim
(4 species). Central, East, and South Africa ; Bdeogale (3 species).
West and East Africa; Urva (1 species), Himalayas to Aracan;
Tceniogale (1 species). Central India; Onychogale (1 species),
Ceylon ; Eelogale (2 species) East and South Africa ; Cynidis
(3 species). South Africa.
Sub-family Ehinogalid^.—EMnogale (1 species). East Africa
Mungos (3 species), all Africa ; Crossarchus (1 species). Tropical
Africa ; Eupleres (1 species), Madagascar ; Suricata (1 species).
South Africa.
Fossil Viverridce.—Several species of Viverra and Genetta have
been found in the Upper Miocene of France, and many extinct
genera have also been discovered. The most remarkable of these
was Iditherium, from the Upper Miocene of Greece, which has
also been found in Hungary, Bessarabia, and France. Some of the
species were larger than any living forms of Viverridse, and
approached the hysenas. Other extinct genera are Ttialassidis
;