Philippine Palm Civet
Paradoxurus philippinensis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 382
- Most observed in
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
Description
Paradoxurus is a genus of three palm civets within the viverrid family that was denominated and first described by Frédéric Cuvier in 1822. 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Paradoxurus”.