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Asian palm civet
species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) is a type of Viverrid. It comes from South and Southeast Asia. It is a Least Concern species.[3] In Indonesia, it is threatened by poaching and illegal buying and selling of wild animals; buyers use it to make kopi luwak, a type of coffee that is eaten and excreted by the animal.[4]
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Asian palm civet | |
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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) | |
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Asian palm civet range: native in green, introduced in red |
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