Asian palm civet
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The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), 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.
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Asian palm civet | |
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Asian palm civet in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Viverridae |
Genus: | Paradoxurus |
Species: | P. hermaphroditus[2] |
Binomial name | |
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus[2] (Pallas, 1777) | |
Asian palm civet range: native in green, introduced in red |
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