Common Palm Civet Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/common-palm-civet Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Sat, 23 Mar 2024 14:08:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Common Palm Civet https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/common-palm-civet?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=common-palm-civet https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/common-palm-civet#respond Sat, 23 Mar 2024 14:08:37 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8540 Scientific Name: Paradoxurus hermaphroditus The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. The Asian palm civet’s long, stocky body is covered with coarse, shaggy hair that is usually greyish in colour. It has a white mask across the forehead, a small white patch under […]

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The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia.
The Asian palm civet’s long, stocky body is covered with coarse, shaggy hair that is usually greyish in colour. It has a white mask across the forehead, a small white patch under each eye, a white spot on each side of the nostrils, and a narrow dark line between the eyes. The muzzle, ears, lower legs, and distal half of the tail are black, with three rows of black markings on the body. Its head-to-body length is about 53 cm (21 in) with a 48 cm (19 in) long unringed tail. It weighs 2 to 5 kg  Wikipedia

The Common Palm Civet known as musang or toddy cat, is a nocturnal mammal found in both urban and forested areas of Singapore.

Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve – March 2024




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