Common Palm Civet
Common Palm CivetCommon Palm CivetCommon Palm Civet

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
2 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as least concern as it accommodates to a broad range of habitats. It is widely distributed with large populations that in 2008 were thought unlikely to be declining. It is threatened by poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Golden Palm Civet
LC

Golden Palm Civet

Mammal

Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Insufficient data
Small Indian Civet
LC Endemic

Small Indian Civet

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Viverricula indica

Insufficient data
Ruddy Mongoose

Ruddy Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes smithii

20–30% · Possible
Stripe-necked Mongoose

Stripe-necked Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes vitticollis

Insufficient data
Indian Gray Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes edwardsi

Insufficient data
Eurasian Otter
NT

Eurasian Otter

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lutra lutra

Insufficient data
Leopard
VU Endemic

Leopard

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Panthera pardus

Insufficient data
Indian Brown Mongoose

Indian Brown Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Herpestes fuscus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Common Palm Civet at Sinharaja Forest Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
30–40%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
4 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
12 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
13 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
15 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
16 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
17 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
19 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
20 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
21 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
22 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
23 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
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