Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,661 meters (0 to 5,449 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Ferae
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) McKenna, 1975
- Order:
Carnivora
()
- Bowdich, 1821
- Suborder:
Feliformia
()
- Kretzoi, 1945
- Family:
Viverridae
()
- (Gray, 1821) Bonaparte, 1845
- Subfamily:
Paradoxurinae
()
- Genus:
Paradoxurus
()
- F.G. Cuvier, in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F.G. Cuvier, 1821
- Specific name:
hermaphroditus
- Subspecies:
philippinensis
- Scientific name: - Paradoxurus hermaphroditus philippinensis
- Subspecies:
philippinensis
- Specific name:
hermaphroditus
- Genus:
Paradoxurus
(
- Subfamily:
Paradoxurinae
(
- Family:
Viverridae
(
- Suborder:
Feliformia
(
- Order:
Carnivora
(
- Grandorder:
Ferae
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Paradoxurus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. hermaphroditus (Mentawai Palm Civet) · P. hermaphroditus lignicolor (Mentawai Palm Civet) · P. jerdoni (Jerdon's Palm Civit) · P. zeylonensis (Golden Palm Civit)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- The distribution and ecology of mammals on Leyte, Biliran and Maripipi Islands, Philippines / Eric A. Rickart. .. [et al.]. 72 1993 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1993. url table 19 , p. 51.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 11271933
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2589545
Footnotes
- Mean = 123.350 meters (404.692 feet), Standard Deviation = 588.380 based on 65 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
