Asian palm civet
| Asian palm civet | |
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| Asian palm civet in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand | |
CITES Appendix III
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Genus: | Paradoxurus |
| Species: | P. hermaphroditus
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| Binomial name | |
| Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777)
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| Asian palm civet range: native in green, introduced in red | |
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. It is threatened by poaching for the illegal wildlife trade.