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Saturday 28 June 2014

Paguma larvata ( Masked palm civet) - Sikkim Mammal

Paguma larvata ( Masked palm civet)
Venue: Himalayan Zoological Park,  Gangtok,  East Sikkim
Date: June 28, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan



Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Chordata
Class:              Mammalia
Order:            Carnivora
Family:           Viverridae
Subfamily:      Paradoxurinae
Genus:            Paguma
Species:           P. larvata

Binomial name: Paguma larvata (Hamilton-Smith, 1827)

Other Names:  masked palm civet or gem-faced civet

Special feature: It is native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia

The genus Paguma was first named and described by John Edward Gray in 1831. All described forms are regarded as a single species.

In recent times, masked palm civets were considered to be a likely vector of SARS.

Paguma larvata is protected in Malaysia and Thailand. The population of India is listed on CITES Appendix III. In Hong Kong, it is a protected species under Wild Animals Protection Ordinance Cap 170. (Source: Wikipedia)