The brown palm civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni), also called the Jerdon's palm civet, is a viverrid endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Brown Palm Civet being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Paradoxurus musanga
- Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
- Paradoxurus philippinensis
- Paguma larvata
- Nandinia binotata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Viverridae
- Genus
- Paradoxurus
- Species
- Paradoxurus jerdoni
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