Paradoxurus

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Paradoxurus[1]
Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Viverridae
Subfamily: Paradoxurinae
Genus: Paradoxurus
Cuvier, 1822
Type species
Viverra hermaphrodita[2]
, 1777
Species

see table

Paradoxurus ranges

Paradoxurus is a genus of three palm civets within the viverrid family that was denominated and first described by Frédéric Cuvier in 1822.[3] The Paradoxurus species have a broad head, a narrow muzzle with a large rhinarium that is deeply sulcate in the middle. Their large ears are rounded at the tip. The tail is nearly as long as the head and body.[4]

The three species are the Asian palm civet, the Golden palm civet, and the Brown palm civet.[1]

Characteristics

Paradoxurus species have a broad head, a narrow muzzle with a large rhinarium that is deeply sulcate in the middle. Their large ears are rounded at the tip, the interior ridges and

palate is not produced behind to cover the anterior half of the mesopterygoid fossa, and is flat and expanded between the posterior cheek teeth. The tail is nearly as long as the head and body, sometimes quite as long, and about six times as long as the hind foot.[4]

Taxonomy

As of 2005, this genus was defined as comprising three species native to Southeast Asia:[1]

Name Image Distribution
Asian palm civet, P. hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777)[5]
Golden palm civet, P. zeylonensis Pallas, 1778[6] Sri Lanka
Brown palm civet, P. jerdoni Blanford, 1885[7] Western Ghats, India

In 2009, it was proposed to also include the

Mentawai Islands (Paradoxurus philippensis).[9] Genetic data, however, do not support species level distinction.[10]

References

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  3. ^ Cuvier, F. (1822). "Du genre Paradoxure et de deux espèces nouvelles qui s'y rapportent". Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle Paris. 9: 41–48.
  4. ^ a b Pocock, R. I. (1939). "Paradoxurus". The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. 1. Mammalia. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 379–415.
  5. ^ Pallas, P. S. (1778). "Das Zwitterstinkthier". In Schreber, J. C. D. (ed.). Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Erlangen: Wolfgang Walther. p. 426.
  6. ^ Pallas, P. S. (1778). "Der Boshond". In Schreber, J. C. D. (ed.). Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Erlangen: Wolfgang Walther. p. 451.
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  10. ^ Duckworth, J.W.; Timmins, R.J.; Choudhury, A.; Chutipong, W.; Willcox, D.H.A.; Mudappa, D.; Rahman, H.; Widmann, P.; Wilting, A. & Xu, W. (2016). "Paradoxurus hermaphroditus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41693A45217835.

External links

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