Small-toothed palm civet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Arctogalidia trivirgata
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Viverridae

Where does the small-toothed palm civet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small-toothed palm civet in 3 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 small-toothed palm civet endangered?

The small-toothed 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 small-toothed palm civet?

The small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Viverridae, genus Arctogalidia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small-toothed palm civet

The small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata), also known as the three-striped palm civet, is a viverrid native to dense forests from Northeast India to mainland Southeast Asia and the islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

A monotypic genus, Arctogalidia means 'bear-weasel' (from ancient Greek arkto- 'bear' + galidia 'little weasel'). The specific epithet trivirgata means 'three-striped' in Latin.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small-toothed palm civet (revision 1380473094), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q842805 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).