Taxonomy Profile: Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas 1777)

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Asian Palm Civet []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Feliformia
cat-like carnivores |
Family : Viverridae
Subfamily : Paradoxurinae
Genus : Paradoxurus
Species : Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Asian Palm Civet |
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Direct Children(s):
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus setosus
(Jacquinot and Pucheran 1853)
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix III (India); IUCN - Vulnerable as P. h. lignicolor, otherwise Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Two primary systematic studies - Chasen and Kloss (1927) and Pocock (1934a) - considered lignicolor Miller, 1903 (an insular population) as conspecific. However, Pocock did not directly study Miller's (1903b) type specimen. Corbet and Hill's (1992) review separated lignicolor from other hermaphroditus and perhaps it should best be listed as incertae sedis. They point out the pelage differences (a paler tail, and a more uniform body color). Synonyms allocated according to Pocock (1933c, 1934...