Asian palm civet

The Asian Palm Civet (pronunciation: ‘ey-zhun paam si-vit’) is a small cat-like arboreal native to South Asia. Though they are famous for assisting in the production of the world’s most expensive coffee, they are often considered as pests or creating noise and destroying crops, and are often trapped and killed. They are also known since […]

The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called toddy cat, is a small member of the Viverridae family native to South and Southeast Asia.

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An Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus philippinensis) at the Plzen Zoo.

Indian Wildlife Conservation Art by Namrata Nadkarni

Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermafroditus)

Their scientific name is palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus. Paradoxurus is a Latin word that means “palm civets”. Hermaphroditus is also a Greek term that comes from the mistaken perception that these creatures are intersex because of scent glands resembling testicles under the tail that are present in both genders. Their natural habitat is the forests, but because of deforestation, they have lost their habitat, and dwell in parks and suburban gardens. Civet Cats are distributed around…

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