#paradoxurus

Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), juvenile, family Viverridae, India

Golden Palm Civet Paradoxurus zeylonensis

A civet endemic to Sri Lanka. It is arboreal, nocturnal, and solitary; its diet consists of fruits, berries, invertebrates, and a wide range of small vertebrates. Both golden and Asian palm civets are sometimes collectively called kalawedda in Sinhala and maranai in Tamil.

Brown Palm Civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni), family Viverridae, order Carnivora, Tamil Nadu, India

Though it is a member of the Carnivora order, it is mainly frugivorous

Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), family Viverridae, order Carnivora, Uttar Pradesh, India

Also known as the Northern palm civet, common palm civet, or “toddy cat”, due to its fondness for the fruit of toddy palms

Can spray a noxious secretion when threatened

Omnivorous

While the species has a wide distribution (over most of South and Southeast Asia), it is locally threatened in some areas due to poaching for meat, the pet trade, and the coffee trade