USA Zoos with Civets and Genets

[Brayden Delashmutt]

As I'm currently working on a speculative zoo project, I was wondering if there's a list of the civets and genets kept in American zoos...even if they are rare are there any species that could realistically be bred in captivity or moved to new zoos?

 

[Great Argus]

Binturong is by far the most common, around in plenty of both AZA and non-AZA places.

Banded Palm Civet is at 4 facilities currently, 3 of which obtained them from Nashville's breeding group.

African Civet is around mostly in private places, not a ton of them afaik.

There are some genets around but not a whole lot, I think they are all Common Genet but uncertain.

 

[Aardwolf]

Binturong is by far the most common, around in plenty of both AZA and non-AZA places.

Banded Palm Civet is at 4 facilities currently, 3 of which obtained them from Nashville's breeding group.

African Civet is around mostly in private places, not a ton of them afaik.

There are some genets around but not a whole lot, I think they are all Common Genet but uncertain.

Both small-spot and large-spot genet are present in AZA in small numbers

 

[CleZooMan]

I know Erie Zoo, Erie, PA has large-spot genet

 

[pachyderm pro]

Large-spotted genet can be found at several places: Cincinnati, Memphis, Erie, Lake Superior, probably a few others at least. Afaik small-spotted genet is only held at Brookfield, although there may be some kept off exhibit elsewhere.

 

[Brayden Delashmutt]

Banded Palm Civet is at 4 facilities currently, 3 of which obtained them from Nashville's breeding group.

Which facilities besides Nashville have the palm civets?

 

[pachyderm pro]

Which facilities besides Nashville have the palm civets?

San Diego, Memphis and Bright’s. They are only on exhibit at Memphis.

 

[Brayden Delashmutt]

San Diego, Memphis and Bright’s. They are only on exhibit at Memphis.

Okay, thanks! Hope to see them some day

 

[birdsandbats]

Large-spotted genet can be found at several places: Cincinnati, Memphis, Erie, Lake Superior, probably a few others at least. Afaik small-spotted genet is only held at Brookfield, although there may be some kept off exhibit elsewhere.

Plenty of Small-spotted around privately, I'd be shocked if no roadsides had them.

 

[Dhole dude]

Common Palm Civets are held at a handful of small roadside places. The only one that I know has them currently is the Shell Factory, although there are probably a couple more.

 

[biggest_dreamer]

Large-spotted genet can be found at several places: Cincinnati, Memphis, Erie, Lake Superior, probably a few others at least. Afaik small-spotted genet is only held at Brookfield, although there may be some kept off exhibit elsewhere.

Chattanooga also has a small-spotted genet.

 

[AndyJ08]

I’ve seen Small-spotted Genets at a handful of roadside zoos, and binturongs at Zoo Atlanta, Fort Worth (years ago), and a few other facilities. Shockingly, I’ve also seen Fanalokas at a roadside zoo.

 

[Dhole dude]

I’ve seen Small-spotted Genets at a handful of roadside zoos, and binturongs at Zoo Atlanta, Fort Worth (years ago), and a few other facilities. Shockingly, I’ve also seen Fanalokas at a roadside zoo.

I assume the Fanaloka was at the Capital of Texas Zoo in Austin, correct?

 

[wild boar]

Large-spotted genet can be found at several places: Cincinnati, Memphis, Erie, Lake Superior, probably a few others at least.

Are these animals genetta tigrina or genetta maculata?

 

[Dassie rat]

I assume the Fanaloka was at the Capital of Texas Zoo in Austin, correct?

I thought this forum was only about members of the Viverridae. The fanaloka belongs to a different family, Eupleridae

 

[Dhole dude]

I thought this forum was only about members of the Viverridae. The fanaloka belongs to a different family, Eupleridae

I Know . I was responding to someone who stated they saw Fanaloka in a roadside zoo, and was asking where he found it.

 

[wild boar]

Apparently, two common genets are displayed at the Potawatomi Zoo.

 

[TinoPup]

Apparently, two common genets are displayed at the Potawatomi Zoo.

Common is the same thing as small-spotted.

Brookfield, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Erie, Lake Superior, Memphis, and Potawatomi are the AZA zoos with either large or small spotted.

 

[TinoPup]

Okay?

Other replies refer to them as small-spotted. I was trying to eliminate any confusion for people reading who don't know that.

 

[biggest_dreamer]

Figured I’d bump this rather than start a new thread - I just found out that Tallahassee Museum housed African civets throughout 2021 as part of their annual “guest animal” program. Does anyone know where these came from, or if there are any other African civets visible anywhere in the US?