African Palm-civet
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African Palm-civet

Nandinia binotata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Taï National Park
6 Verified records at Taï National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The African palm civet (Nandinia binotata), also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small feliform mammal widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. It is the sole member of the superfamily Nandinioidea and the most genetically isolated carnivoran. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a African Palm-civet sighting in Taï National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taï National Park

Marsh Mongoose
LC

Marsh Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Atilax paludinosus

Insufficient data
Leopard
VU Endemic

Leopard

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Panthera pardus

Insufficient data
African Civet
LC

African Civet

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Civettictis civetta

Insufficient data
African Golden Cat

African Golden Cat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Profelis aurata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
50–60
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
30–40%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Palm-civet in Taï National Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a African Palm-civet sighting in Taï National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Palm-civet in Taï National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for African Palm-civet in Taï National Park in our monthly data.

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