The Asian palm civet is a small, cat-like mammal found across Southeast Asia that plays an important role in its forest ecosystems by eating fruits and dispersing seeds through its droppings. It gained widespread attention when scientists discovered that civets can carry the coronavirus that causes SARS, making it a significant species for understanding disease transmission between animals and humans.
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SPECIES
二名法 Paradoxurus hermaphroditus(Pallas, 1777) 椰子貓分布範圍,綠色為原產地,紅色部分則為人為引入。 亞種 P. h. balicus P. h. bondar P. h. canescens P. h. canus P. h. cochinensis P. h. dongfangensis P. h. enganus P. h. exitus P. h. hermaphroditus P. h. javanica P. h. kangeanus P. h. laotum P. h. lignicolor P. h. milleri P. h. minor P. h. musanga P. h. nictitans P. h. pallasii P. h. pallens P. h. parvus P. h. philippinensis P. h. pugnax P. h. pulcher P. h. sacer P. h. scindiae P. h. senex P. h. setosus P. h. simplex P. h. sumbanus P. h. vellerosus 椰子貓(学名:Paradoxurus hermaphroditus),又名椰子狸,為分布於南亞及東南亞的一種麝貓。 目录 1 特徵 2 棲息地 3 與人類關係 4 參考 5 外部連結 特徵 椰子貓平均重3.2公斤,體長53厘米,尾巴長48厘米。牠們的毛粗糙,一般呈灰色,腳、耳朵及吻都是黑色的。牠們的身體上有三間黑色斑紋,面部的斑紋則像浣熊,尾巴沒有斑紋。 椰子貓是夜間活動及雜食性的。牠們在亞洲的生態位與在北美洲的浣熊相近。牠們主要吃果實,如芒果及韶子,也會吃細小的哺乳動物及昆蟲。牠們也喜歡赫蕉屬的花汁,這些花汁發酵後是一種甜酒。牠們棲息在森林、有樹木的公園及花園之內。牠們的爪鋒利,可以用來攀爬。 椰子貓尾巴下有嗅腺,形狀像睪丸,可以分泌有害的物質。 棲息地 椰子貓分佈在印度南部、斯里蘭卡、東南亞及中國南部。牠們在斯里蘭卡對當地人是一種騷擾,因為牠們會在天花板及室內排泄,經常製造噪音,擾人清夢。 與人類關係 在斯里蘭卡,當地人會將椰子貓的肉浸在亞麻仁油,儲存在陶器內,定時日照,煶煉出的油可以醫治疥瘡。[3]另外,貓屎咖啡正是椰子貓所吃下的咖啡豆,經半消化及排出後收集回來的。 參考 ^ Wozencraft, W. C. Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds), 编. Mammal Species of the World 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press. 16 November 2005: 551. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
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The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as least concern as it accommodates to a broad range of habitats. It is widely distributed with large populations that in 2008 were thought unlikely to be declining. It is threatened by poaching for the illegal wildlife trade.
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