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Common palm civet - PARADOXURUS HERMAPHRODITUS
Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia)
The Name "Civet": "Civet" comes from the Arabic word "zabad."
Location: Southern Asia.
Habitat: Arboreal. Forest and woodland, including areas inhabited by man.
Description: The coat is pale brown or gray and the stripes and markings on the back are sometimes hard to see. The forehead has a pale band running across it. The claws are not retractile. The secretion from the anal glands is strong and distinctive. The head and body are about 28 inches long, with the tail about the same. They weigh about ten pounds.
Behavior: This civet is nocturnal and arboreal. It is often found in palm trees in villages and towns, but may live in many other types of trees. Its name derives from its liking for palm wine. It feeds on rats and mice, which it catches in homes and cellars, fruit, insects, and small vertebrates. The palm civet often makes its own home in the roofs of houses.
Reproduction: Little is known about its reproductive habits, but it is thought that the female gives birth to three or four young per litter, possibly several times a year.
Go to the Carnivore Page to learn more about all the meat-eating animals.
Or go to the Civet Index to study other
civets.
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