Asian palm civet[1]
![Asian Palm Civet Over A Tree.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Asian_Palm_Civet_Over_A_Tree.jpg/220px-Asian_Palm_Civet_Over_A_Tree.jpg)
Conservation status
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:MammaliaOrder:CarnivoraSuborder:FeliformiaFamily:ViverridaeGenus:ParadoxurusSpecies:P. hermaphroditusBinomial nameParadoxurus hermaphroditus
(Pallas, 1777)
![Asian Palm Civet area.png](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Asian_Palm_Civet_area.png/220px-Asian_Palm_Civet_area.png)
Asian palm civet range: native in green, introduced in red
![Asian Palm Civet Over A Tree.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Asian_Palm_Civet_Over_A_Tree.jpg/220px-Asian_Palm_Civet_Over_A_Tree.jpg)
Conservation status
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/220px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png)
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:MammaliaOrder:CarnivoraSuborder:FeliformiaFamily:ViverridaeGenus:ParadoxurusSpecies:P. hermaphroditusBinomial nameParadoxurus hermaphroditus
(Pallas, 1777)
![Asian Palm Civet area.png](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Asian_Palm_Civet_area.png/220px-Asian_Palm_Civet_area.png)
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]