Genus

Common Palm Civets

Paradoxurus

1 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyViverridae (Civets, Genets, and Oyans)
GenusParadoxurus (Common Palm Civets)

Species in this group

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Common Palm Civets

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 8 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 1	~40%
	Common Palm Civet			~40%
2	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 1	~40%
	Common Palm Civet			~40%
3	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 1	~40%
	Common Palm Civet			~40%
4	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 1	~30%
	Common Palm Civet			~30%
5	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
6	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
7	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
8	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
9	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
10	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
11	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
2	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
3	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
4	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Palm Civet			~20%
5	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
6	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
7	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
8	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
9	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%
10	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Palm Civet			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
2	Melaka Zoo and Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
3	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
4	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
5	Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
6	VigoNature	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
7	Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
8	Thrissur Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity