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Paradoxurus
Sign in to saveParadoxurus is a genus of three palm civets within the viverrid family that was denominated and first described by Frédéric Cuvier in 1822. The Paradoxurus species have a broad head, a narrow muzzle with a large rhinarium that is deeply sulcate in the middle. Their large ears are rounded at the tip. The tail is nearly as long as the head and body.
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Paradoxurus is a genus of mammals within the family Viverridae. It belongs to the order Carnivora, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata, and is part of the kingdom Animalia. The genus is classified under the subfamily Paradoxurinae and was described by Cuvier in 1822. Its taxonomic status is accepted.
Specimens of this genus have been recorded in India, Indonesia (specifically Borneo), Thailand, and Nepal, with some records having unknown localities. Collections are held by institutions including LACM, ROM, CUMV, HSU, and NHMUK. There are 5626 occurrence records and 51 specific records associated with the genus, along with two media items.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyViverridae
椰子猫属（学名：Paradoxurus）是食肉目灵猫科的一属，分布于南亚、东南亚以及中国南方部分地区，包括以下3种：[1] 椰子猫（Paradoxurus hermaphroditus） 杰氏椰子猫（Paradoxurus jerdoni） 金椰子猫（Paradoxurus zeylonensis） 参考资料 ^ 中国生物多样性信息中心动物学分部[永久失效連結]，2013年5月2日查阅 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=椰子猫属&oldid=48686933” 分类：椰子貓屬 隐藏分类： 自2018年3月带有失效链接的条目 条目有永久失效的外部链接 本地相关图片与维基数据不同
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 51
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Viverridae
- Collections
- LACM, ROM, CUMV, HSU, NHMUK, AMNH
- Recorded in
- India, Indonesia; Borneo, Thailand, Nepal, Locality Unknown
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Paradoxurus is a genus of three palm civets within the viverrid family that was denominated and first described by Frédéric Cuvier in 1822. The Paradoxurus species have a broad head, a narrow muzzle with a large rhinarium that is deeply sulcate in the middle. Their large ears are rounded at the tip. The tail is nearly as long as the head and body.
The three species are the Asian palm civet, the Golden palm civet, and the Brown palm civet.
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