banded palm civet
hemigalus derbyanus latin

The banded palm civet has a long pointed face, reminiscent of insectivorous mammals.

The Hose's civet is similar to the banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus).

Banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus)

They look somewhat like the banded palm civet, Hemigalus derbyanus, except for that the hair on the back of their neck are not reversed, and the Owston's has spots on its legs.

Like the Hose's civet, the banded palm civet is strictly nocturnal and more ground dwelling; the distribution of Hose's civet, however, is much more restricted and more confined to higher altitude forest.

Previously, the Malagasy civet was placed in the subfamily Hemigalinae with the banded palm civets and then in its own subfamily, Fossinae, but it is now classified as a member of the subfamily Euplerinae.

The first ancestral hyenas were likely similar to the modern banded palm civet; one of the earliest hyena species exhumed, Plioviverrops, was a lithe, civet-like animal that inhabited Eurasia 20-22 million years ago, and is identifiable as a hyaenid by the structure of the middle ear and dentition.

The banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus), also called the banded civet, is a civet found in the Sundaic region and occurs in peninsular Myanmar, peninsular Malaysia, peninsular Thailand and in Indonesia on the islands of Sipura, Sumatra and Borneo.

The Hose's civet is similar to the banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus).

Banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus)

The banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus), also called the banded civet, is a civet found in the Sundaic region and occurs in peninsular Myanmar, peninsular Malaysia, peninsular Thailand and in Indonesia on the islands of Sipura, Sumatra and Borneo.