Common Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 415
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇳 India
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Asian palm civet”.