golden palm civet
paradoxurus zeylonensis latin

The golden palm civet is forest-dependent, yet tolerant of minor habitat modification where some continuous forest remains.

Small Golden Palm Civet is another rare endemic mammal.

A study conducted in 1989 found that considerable numbers of Golden palm civets inhabit the forests of Udawalawe.

Badger Mongoose and the Golden Palm Civet have been occasionally sighted.

The golden palm civet is brown on the upper side, but individually variable from dark sepia to ochreous, rusty or golden-brown.

The golden palm civet is found in lowland rain forest, evergreen mountain forests, and also dense monsoon forest.

Sri Lanka also has an endemic civet species called Golden Palm Civet.

The golden palm civet has two morphs - one golden and one dark brown, both of which are recorded from Sri Lanka.

The golden palm civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis) is a palm civet endemic to Sri Lanka.

A distinctive feature is the reversed direction of hair growth on the nape, similar to that in the golden palm civet (P. zeylonensis) of Sri Lanka.

Paradoxurus aureus, the golden palm civet, also called golden paradoxurus and golden wet-zone palm civet is a viverrid species native to Sri Lanka.

Toque Macaque, Golden Palm Civet, Red Slender Loris, and Fishing Cat are among the other mammals that can be seen in Yala.

In Sri Lanka the golden palm civet is called Pani uguduwa, Sapumal kalawaddha or Ranhothambuwa/Hotambuwa by the Sinhala speaking community.

Paradoxurus aureus was formerly considered synonymous with Paradoxurus zeylonensis, but is now considered a distinct species.

The golden palm civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis) is a palm civet endemic to Sri Lanka.