Asian palm civet
The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) is a type of Viverrid. It comes from South and Southeast Asia. It is a Least Concern species.[3] In Indonesia, it is threatened by poaching and illegal buying and selling of wild animals; buyers use it to make kopi luwak, a type of coffee that is eaten and excreted by the animal.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Genus: | Paradoxurus |
| Species: | P. hermaphroditus[1]
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| Paradoxurus hermaphroditus[1] (Pallas, 1777)
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| Asian palm civet range: native in green, introduced in red | |
Asian Palm Civet Media
Close up of an Asian palm civet
Illustration of skull and dentition, by Gervais in Histoire naturelle des mammifères
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, juvenile, taken at Situgede, Bogor, Indonesia
Asian palm civet housed in a cage for the production of kopi luwak
Illustrations of Asian palm civets in Pocock's The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. – Volume 1
Philippines Civet
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References
- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C.. Mammal Species of the World (2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Duckworth, J.W.. 'Paradoxurus hermaphroditus'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (2016)IUCN. p. e.T41693A45217835.
- ↑ Timmins, Rob. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Paradoxurus hermaphroditus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2015-03-03). Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ↑ Observations of small carnivores in Jakarta wildlife markets, Indonesia, with notes on trade in Javan Ferret Badger Melogale orientalis and on the increasing demand for Common Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus for civet coffee production (2012)Shepherd, C..