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Asian palm civet[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:MammaliaOrder:CarnivoraSuborder:FeliformiaFamily:ViverridaeGenus:ParadoxurusSpecies:P. hermaphroditusBinomial nameParadoxurus hermaphroditus
(Pallas, 1777)
Asian palm civet range: native in green, introduced in red
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:MammaliaOrder:CarnivoraSuborder:FeliformiaFamily:ViverridaeGenus:ParadoxurusSpecies:P. hermaphroditusBinomial nameParadoxurus hermaphroditus
(Pallas, 1777)
Asian palm civet range: native in green, introduced in red
The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called toddy cat, is a small member of the family Viverridae native to South and Southeast Asia. In 2008, the IUCN classified the species as Least Concern as it is tolerant of a broad range of habitats. It is widely distributed with large populations that in 2008 were thought unlikely to be declining.[2] In 2012, it was suggested that recent increases in capturing the animals for Kopi Luwak production may constitute a significant threat to wild palm civet populations.[3]