Common Palm Civet
Common Palm CivetCommon Palm CivetCommon Palm Civet

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Bandhavgarh National Park
1 Verified records at Bandhavgarh National Park
🌅 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 Bandhavgarh National Park

Tiger
EN Endemic

Tiger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Panthera tigris

80–90% · Very likely
Asian Jackal
LC

Asian Jackal

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Canis aureus

60–70% · Likely
Ruddy Mongoose

Ruddy Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes smithii

30–40% · Possible
Sloth Bear
VU Endemic

Sloth Bear

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Melursus ursinus

20–30% · Possible
Leopard
VU Endemic

Leopard

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Panthera pardus

Insufficient data
Indian Gray Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes edwardsi

Insufficient data
Dhole
EN

Dhole

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Cuon alpinus

Insufficient data
Bengal Fox
LC

Bengal Fox

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Vulpes bengalensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Common Palm Civet at Bandhavgarh National Park — 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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