[Nebullis]

The civet cat is known in the US as the ringtail. They range in the Southwest of the US.

[Betty Jo]

Have you seen this?

"China Discovers Three Anti-SARS Polypeptides"

http://www.english.peopledaily.com.cn/200305/23/eng20030523_117097.shtml

But,I cant get the link to work.

[Free Trapper]

I think the ringtail is in the procyon genus like the racoon.

Even though some folks here call ringtails,civet cats,they are not the same family as the Asian civet.