| Small-toothed palm civet | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Subfamily: | Paradoxurinae |
| Genus: | Arctogalidia Merriam, 1897 |
| Species: | A. trivirgata[1] |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctogalidia trivirgata[1] (Gray, 1832) | |
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| Small-toothed palm civet range | |
Thesmall-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata), also known as thethree-striped palm civet, is aviverrid native to dense forests ofSoutheast Asia and some of the easternmost parts of South Asia (Northeast India), from theAssam state ofIndia toIndochina,Malay Peninsula, andSingapore, and onSumatra,Bangka,Java,Borneo, and numerous small nearby islands ofIndonesia.[2]
The firstscientific description byJohn Edward Gray in 1832 was based on azoological specimen from theMaluku Islands in the collection of theRijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden, Netherlands. It is blackish grey, has black paws and three black longitudinal stripes on the back.[3]
Amonotypic genus,Arctogalidia means 'bear-weasel' (from ancient Greekarkto- 'bear' +galidia 'little weasel'). Thespecific epithettrivirgata means 'three-striped' in Latin.
The small-toothed palm civet is mid-sized by the standards of its family, weighing 2.4 kg (5.3 lb) and measuring 53 cm (21 in) long along the body, plus a tail of 58 cm (23 in). It has short fur that is generally a tawny or buff color while the head is a darker greyish tawny. Its muzzle is brown with a white streak that extends from the nose to the forehead. Only the females have the perineal scent gland, located near the vulva.[4]
The diet is varied and omnivorous, and usually consists ofinsects, smallmammals, nestingbirds,fruits,frogs andlizards. Matching the habits of other palm civets, this species is solitary, arboreal and nocturnal. Its gestation period is 45 days, and the average litter size is 3, which are born in dens made in the trees. Young open their eyes at 11 days and are weaned at two months. It can have two litters a year and there is no set mating season. It can live for 11 years. It is threatened primarily bydeforestation, as are many Southeast Asian forest animals.
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