Small-toothed Palm Civet
Arctogalidia trivirgata
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 321
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata), also known as the three-striped palm civet, is a viverrid native to dense forests from Northeast India to mainland Southeast Asia and the islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java. A monotypic genus, Arctogalidia means 'bear-weasel' (from ancient Greek arkto- 'bear' + galidia 'little weasel'). The specific epithet trivirgata means 'three-striped' in Latin.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Small-toothed palm civet”.