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Golden palm civet
Paradoxurus zeylonensis
(Syn.: Paradoxurus aureus)
(SCHREBER, 1778)


Photo by: J. Pfleiderer
 
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:00
Information Source for Taxonomy:Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 1 - Carnivores, 2009
 
Range:Sri Lanka
Head-Torso-Length:50 - 58 cm
Tail length:44 - 53 cm
Weight:3 - 5 kg
Food:Omnivorous: fruit, small vertebrates and insects
IUCN status:LC (Least Concern)
 


Current Holdings • Former Holdings
 
Asia
  Indonesia (1 Holding(s)):
 
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  • Cisarua (Taman Safari Bogor) 
      Sri Lanka (1 Holding(s)):
     
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  • Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (Dehiwala Zoo (Colombo Zoo)) 
    Holding(s): 2