Common palm civet vs

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus compared with Sphingobacterium cladoniae

Key Differences

• Common palm civet is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common palm civet
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Bacteroidota (バクテロイデス門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bacteroidia (バクテロイデス綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Sphingobacteriales (スフィンゴバクテリウム目)
Family	Viverridae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Sphingobacterium
Species	Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	Sphingobacterium cladoniae

Conservation Status

Common palm civet

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common palm civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common palm civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Common palm civet

<em>Paradoxurus hermaphroditus</em> is a medium-sized viverrid mammal in the family Viverridae, distributed across South and Southeast Asia. The species inhabits a broad range of ecosystems, including tropical and subtropical forests, plantations, agricultural edges, and urban environments. It is primarily nocturnal and arboreal, foraging in tree canopies as well as on the ground. As an opportunistic omnivore, it typically consumes fruits, berries, small vertebrates, invertebrates, and occasionally birds' eggs, playing a role in seed dispersal for a variety of fruiting plant species. The common palm civet is famously associated with the production of kopi luwak, a specialty coffee made from beans that have passed through its digestive tract, raising ethical concerns about the captive keeping of wild civets for this industry. The IUCN currently assesses this species as Least Concern given its wide distribution and tolerance of modified habitats. No country-level distribution records are present in current datasets, though the species is broadly distributed across the Indo-Malayan realm. Biological traits including precise lifespan estimates, body measurements, and standardized dietary data remain poorly documented in comprehensive databases. Conservation pressures include hunting and the exotic pet trade.

Sphingobacterium cladoniae地衣類Cladoniaから最初に分離されたグラム陰性桿状細菌である。温帯および北方環境の地衣葉状体と関連する基質に生息する。この細菌は地衣微生物群集内で藻類や菌類の地衣成分からの有機化合物を分解する栄養循環に役割を果たす可能性がある。