Southern palm civet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Southern palm civet Paradoxurus musanga

Where the southern palm civet lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 152 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mongooses, civets & genets on the world map

Scientific name	Paradoxurus musanga
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Viverridae

Where does the southern palm civet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern palm civet in 5 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.

What kind of animal is the southern palm civet?

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

About the southern palm civet

The southern palm civet (Paradoxurus musanga) is a viverrid native to Southeast Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern palm civet (revision 1377733587), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q19298222 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).