Mammals

Masked Palm Civet

Paguma larvata

Living

Living individuals or members of this group exist today. This does not mean they are safe from extinction.

Warm-blooded animals with hair or fur that feed their young on milk.

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Classification

Common name
Masked Palm Civet
Browse group
Mammals
Scientific name or taxon
Paguma larvata
Taxon rank
species
Order
Carnivora
Family
Viverridae
Genus
Paguma
Source classification
Mammalia

Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.

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