Northern Palm Civet

About this species

The Asian palm civet's long, stocky body is covered with coarse, shaggy hair that is usually greyish in colour. Notable features include 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. (Wikipedia, general species account).

It usually inhabits primary forests, but also occurs at lower densities in secondary and selectively logged forest. It is both terrestrial and arboreal, showing a nocturnal activity pattern with peaks between late evening until after midnight. It thus helps to maintain tropical forest ecosystems via seed dispersal. Due to its solitary and nocturnal habits, little is known about its reproductive processes and behaviour. Its head-to-body length is about 53 cm (21 in) with a 48 cm (19 in) long unringed tail. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of sulawesi guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)