Paradoxurus
Paradoxurus is a genus of three palm civets within the viverrid family that was denominated and first described by Frédéric Cuvier in 1822. The Paradoxurus species have a broad head, a narrow muzzle with a large rhinarium that is deeply sulcate in the middle. Their large ears are rounded at the tip. The tail is nearly as long as the head and body.
| Paradoxurus | |
|---|---|
| Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Subfamily: | Paradoxurinae |
| Genus: | Paradoxurus Cuvier, 1822 |
| Type species | |
| Paradoxurus typus | |
| Species | |
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| Paradoxurus ranges | |
The three species are the Asian palm civet, the Golden palm civet, and the Brown palm civet.
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