All about the Asian Palm Civet - characteristics, life expectancy, distribution, behavior, diet, predators, interesting facts, and much more.

The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called toddy cat, is a small member of the Viverridae family native to South and Southeast Asia.

An Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus philippinensis) at the Plzen Zoo.

Their scientific name is palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus. Paradoxurus is a Latin word that means “palm civets”. Hermaphroditus is also a Greek term that comes from the mistaken perception that these creatures are intersex because of scent glands resembling testicles under the tail that are present in both genders. Their natural habitat is the forests, but because of deforestation, they have lost their habitat, and dwell in parks and suburban gardens. Civet Cats are distributed around…

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A juvenile Javan common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus musanga) at Taman Safari in Bogor, Indonesia.

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