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Two-spotted palm civet
(African palm civet)
Nandinia binotata
(GRAY, 1830)


Photo by: W. Dreier
      
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:04
Subspecies:01. Nandinia binotata binotata - from Gambia to DR Congo, including Bioko Island
02. N.b. arborea - Kenya, South-Sudan, North-Tanzania, and Uganda
03. N.b. gerrardi - Malawi, Mozambique, S&E Tanzania (presumambly also Zanzibar Island), NE Zambia, and E Zimbabwe
04. N.b. intensa - Angola, S DR Congo, and ZW Zambia
Information Source for Taxonomy:Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 1 - Carnivores, 2009
 
Habitat:Occurs from lowland to montane tropical rainforest, up to 2500m
Head-Torso-Length:45 - 60 cm
Tail length:45 - 60 cm
Weight:1,2 - 3 kg
Food:Fruits, Rodents, Insects
IUCN status:LC (Least Concern)
 


Current Holdings • Former Holdings
 
Europe (EU)
  Germany (1 Holding(s)):
 
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  • Rockenhausen (Tierpark Donnersberg) 
      Poland (1 Holding(s)):
     
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  • Poznan (Nowe Zoo) 
      Slovakia (1 Holding(s)):
     
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  • Bojnice (Zoo) 
    Holding(s): 3
     
    Africa
      Ghana (1 Holding(s)):
     
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  • Kumasi (Zoological Gardens) 
    Holding(s): 1