African palm civet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the African palm civet lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nandinia binotata
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Nandiniidae

Where does the African palm civet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the African palm civet in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the African palm civet endangered?

The African palm civet’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the African palm civet?

The African palm civet (Nandinia binotata) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Nandiniidae, genus Nandinia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the African palm civet

The African palm civet (Nandinia binotata), also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small feliform mammal widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. It is the sole member of the superfamily Nandinioidea and the most genetically isolated carnivoran.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African palm civet (revision 1376639897), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q513081 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).