What do I call it? If it lived in my house and it was actually a cat I would probably--probably--call it Steven. I might call it Schrodinger, maybe. On the other hand, I think what you are looking for is not the name of a cat [and the civet isn't really a cat anyway]. It's the name for the type of civet that is large and spotted. I think the one you want is the African civet, Civettictis civetta. It is not only covered with spots and of a decent size, it's the one to which most people refer--unless, of course, they are thinking about coffee. Then the Asian palm civet is your culprit--but it is of a different look altogether.
Viverra Civettina
The Malabar large spotted civet is an extremely endangered medium sized catlike member of the Viverridae family, which lives in a very small area in South India. There are said to be fewer than two to three hundred [200 - 300] still left in the wild. One of the main causes of its terrible endangerment is the perfume industry. Fortunately, the component of perfume for which this civet was hunted is now being synthesized by the scent industry.
Large Indian civet was created in 1758.
There is limited data available on the current population of the Malabar Large Spotted Civet, but it is believed to be critically endangered with its population declining rapidly. Estimates suggest that there may be fewer than 250 mature individuals left in the wild.
a kitten
A binturong is a large species of civet, Latin name Arctitis binturong.
A zibeth is a large Indian civet, Latin name viverra zibetha.
In French we call it a Civet... civet de lapin, civet de canard. The closest Englisg equivalent would be jagged hare. Otherwise it seems that the most appropriate translation in English is "stewed in/with wine".
Oh, dude, a baby civet is called a "kitten." Yeah, just like those adorable little fluff balls that meow and knock stuff off your shelves. So, next time you see a baby civet, you can be like, "Hey, look at that cute kitten!" Just make sure you don't mix them up with actual kittens, unless you're into exotic pets, I guess.
A zibet (also zibeth) is a large Indian civet, Latin name viverra zibetha.
A zibet (also zibeth) is a large Indian civet, Latin name viverra zibetha.
A bearcat is another term for the binturong, Latin name Arctictis binturong, a large species of civet.