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Asian palm civet
Asian Palm Civet Over A Tree.jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Paradoxurus
Species:
hermaphroditus
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Asian palm civet range: native in green, introduced in red

The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) is a type of Viverrid. It comes from South and Southeast Asia. It is a Least Concern species. 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.

Images for kids

  • Himalay Palm Civet

    Close up of an Asian palm civet

  • Paradoxureskull

    Illustration of skull and dentition, by Gervais in Histoire naturelle des mammifères

  • Common Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) (7781509830)

    Asian palm civet in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

  • Asian Palm Civet with pups Baranagar Kolkata West Bengal India

    Asian palm civet with pups in an urban area at Baranagar, Kolkata, India

  • Paradox hermaph 060924 ltn

    Juvenile Asian palm civet

  • Luwak (civet cat) in cage

    Asian palm civet housed in a cage for the production of kopi luwak coffee

  • Asianpalmcivetheads

    Illustrations of Asian palm civets in Pocock's The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. – Volume 1

  • ParadoxurusHermaphroditusPhilippinensis01

    Philippine palm civet

  • AngryMarapatti

    An Asian palm civet captured in a compound in Kerala

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Paradoxurus hermaphroditus para niños

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