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Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)

Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)

About Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Carnivorans
  • Family: Viverridae

The Asian palm civet, also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it accommodates to a broad range of habitats. It is widely distributed with large populations that in 2008 were thought unlikely to be declining. It is threatened by poaching for the illegal wildlife trade.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2013-01-24

    Nam Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
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