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The Small Carnivore Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) is a committee of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA).  The overall objective of the Small Carnivore TAG is to assist and promote the conservation of all species under our umbrella through educational programs, research, appropriate exhibits and scientific captive breeding of threatened and endangered species.

The Small Carnivore TAG is comprised of several taxa:  Mustelidae (39 species), Vivveridae (44 species), Procyonidae (20 species), Herpestidae (39 species), and Ailuridae (1 species).  The species under the TAG umbrella are particularly diverse within a variety of social, taxonomic and behavioral characteristics.

Currently, the TAG is recommending three species for Species Survival Plans (SSP), nine species for Population Management Plans (PMP), and twelve species for Display, Education, and Research Populations (DERP). SSP populations are managed intensely in zoos, PMP populations require moderate management, and DERP populations do not require long-term genetic/demographic management.  Other species of small carnivores have been recommended by the TAG for phase-out or not recommended for keeping in participating zoological collections, in order to properly manage and maintain healthy populations of the focal species.

Information on Small Carnivore Species:

SSPs	PMPs	DERPs	OTHERS
Black-Footed Ferret	Ringtail	Raccoon	Tayra	Servaline Genet
			Banded Mongoose	Owston's Palm Civet
Oriental Small-Clawed Otter	Southern Coati	Giant Otter	Ermine	Spotted-necked Otter
			African Civet	Small Indian Civet
Red Panda	Northern Coati	Banded Linsang	Zorilla	Long-tailed Weasel
			American Mink	Mountain Weasel
	Kinkajou	African Clawless Otter	Small Spotted Genet	Tres Marias Raccoon
			Least Weasel	Marbled Polecat
	Dwarf Mongoose	Fossa	Honey Badger	Columbian Weasel
			Eurasian Badger	Cozumel Island Coati
	Meerkat	Cusimanse	Olingo	Crested Genet
			Egyptian Mongoose	Sea Otter
	Wolverine	Polecat	Grison	Beech Marten
			Common Palm Civet	Marsh Mongoose
	North American Otter	Fisher	Large-spotted genet	Slender Mongoose
			Yellow-throated marten	Otter Civet
	Binturong	American Marten	Steppe polecat	Cozumel Island Raccoon
			Hooded skunk	Pine Marten
		American Badger	European otter	Pygmy Skunk
			Crab-eating raccoon	Southern Otter
		Striped Skunk	Falanouc	Yellow Bellied Weasel
			Salano	Ring-tailed Mongoose
		Eastern Spotted Skunk	Sable	Smooth Coated Otter
			Hog-nosed skunk	Hog-Badger
			Hairy-nosed otter	African Palm Civet
			Yellow Mongoose	Chinese Ferret Badger
			Little Coatimundi	Congo Water Civet
			Stink Badger	Congo Clawless Otter
			Narrow Striped Mongoose	Central American Cacomistle
			Spotted Linsang	Malaysian Civet
			Malagasey Civet	Indian Grey Mongoose
			Masked Palm Civet