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Paradoxurus is a genus of three palm civets within the viverrid family that was denominated and first described by Frédéric Cuvier in 1822. [3] The Paradoxurus species have a broad head, a narrow muzzle with a large rhinarium that is deeply sulcate in the middle. Their large ears are rounded at the tip.
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 ...
Civet, Asian palm (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) Civet, Large Indian (Viverra zibetha) Civet, Southeast Asian palm (Paradoxurus musangus) Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii) Gaur (Bos gaurus) Golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) Golden jackal, Indochinese (Canis aureus cruesemanni) Gray langur, Indochinese (Trachypithecus crepusculus)
Viverridae is a family of small to medium-sized feliform mammals, comprising 14 genera with 33 species.This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. [3]
Pocock subordinated the genera Paradoxurus, Paguma and Arctictis to this subfamily. [2] [3] Classification. Living species. Genus Species
Paradoxurus (5 species) --- > The wikipedia page of the genus contains 3 extant species. P. musangus (the Southern Palm Civet) and P. philippinensis (the Philippine Palm Civet) are the two other species included in the MDD, with both species splitting from P. hermaphroditus (the Northern Palm Civet). Viverrinae No Tribe
The Sulawesi palm civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii), also known as Sulawesi civet, musang and brown palm civet is a little-known viverrid endemic to Sulawesi.It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List due to population decline estimated to have been more than 30% over the last three generations (suspected to be 15 years) inferred from habitat destruction and degradation.
The brown palm civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni), also called the Jerdon's palm civet, is a viverrid endemic to the Western Ghats of India. [1] Taxonomy.