Golden palm civet

Golden palm civet
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Viverridae
Genus:	Paradoxurus
Species:	P. zeylonensis
Binomial name
	Paradoxurus zeylonensis; (Pallas, 1778)
	Golden palm civet range
Synonyms
	P. montanus Kelaart, 1852; P. aureus Cuvier, 1822; P. stenocephalus Groves et al., 2009;

The golden palm civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis) is a viverrid endemic to Sri Lanka. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Its distribution is severely fragmented, and the extent and quality of its habitat in Sri Lanka's hill regions are declining.

The golden palm civet was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1778.

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