Asian palm civet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Asian palm civet lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Viverridae

Where does the Asian palm civet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Asian palm civet in 8 countries and territories across Asia.

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 Asian palm civet endangered?

The Asian 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 Asian palm civet?

The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Viverridae, genus Paradoxurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Asian palm civet

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asian palm civet (revision 1365716556), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q18764 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).