The Malagasy civet is a small carnivore with rows of spots along its back. At night it searches for small animals on the ground and in low trees.
Its short, dense fur is brown, with four rows of dark spots along the back. The underside is paler and the face is fox-like.
It is usually active at night, searching the ground, low trees, and brush for rodents, tenrecs, frogs, small birds, and invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.