Paradoxurus stenocephalus, a new species, is described, and a possible new species is identified but not yet described. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
Link: Coffee and Conservation: Kopi luwak. kopi luwak, the coffee that is "processed" in the digestive tract of a civet cat (usually Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). From Wordnik.com. [Food and Drink] Reference
Family Species Cercopithecidae Semnopithecus vetulus Viverridae Paradoxurus zeylonensis Muridae Mus fernandoni Muridae Vandeleuria nolthenii An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests] Reference
The world's rarest, most prized, and most expensive coffee is Kopi Luwak, which owes its distinctive "earthy, musty, syrupy, smooth and rich flavor, with both jungle and chocolate undertones" to its passage through the bowels of the Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-05-01] Reference
Numerous other mammals found on the Mentawai islands are also endemic, and these include the Mentawai palm civet (Paradoxurus lignicolor), Mentawai squirrel (Callosciurus melanogaster), Mentawai three-striped squirrel (Lariscus obscurus), and Mentawai flying squirrel (Hylopetes sipora). From Wordnik.com. [Mentawai Islands rain forests] Reference
We toured the Bali coffee factory, met another American couple there, sniffed the aroma of the Kopi Luwak, and toasted cups with pleasure while tasting the rarity of a coffee that can only be produced by what some call a cat (or civet-like animal called a Paradoxurus) of which, without it, the coffee would not be possible. From Wordnik.com. [Fly-Drive Guad too Morelia Alternatives?] Reference
Paradoxurus fasciatus; a civet cat, very common over a large part of the Archipelago. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1] Reference
I had a specimen of this Paradoxurus given to me early in the cold season of 1881 by Dr.W. Forsyth. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
None other than the civet, although in this case we're talking about the Indonesian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) rather than its perfume-ingredient-producing cousins (Viverra civetta and Viverra zibetha). From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Five large mammals inhabit the ecoregion: long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis), Philippine brown deer (Cervus mariannus), Malay civet (Viverra tangalunga), and common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). From Wordnik.com. [Luzon rain forests] Reference
Five relatively large mammals inhabit the ecoregion: long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis), Philippine brown deer (Cervus mariannus), Malay civet (Viverra tangalunga), and common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). From Wordnik.com. [Luzon montane rain forests] Reference
Paradoxurus jerdoni. From Wordnik.com. [South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests] Reference
Paradoxurus zeylonensis. From Wordnik.com. [Sri Lanka lowland rain forests] Reference
Paradoxurus bondar, 230. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
Genus Paradoxurus -- The Musangs. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
Other notable species found in the four Parks are: long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis, silvered langur Presbytis cristata, white-handed gibbon Hylobates lar, slow loris Nycticebus coucang, Malayan pangolin Manis javanica, black giant squirrel Ratufa bicolor, hairy-footed flying sqirrel Belomys pearsoni, Whitehead’s rat Maxomys whiteheadi, brushtailed porcupine Atherurus macrourus, palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, binturong Arctitus binturong, Bengal leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis, jungle cat Felis chaus, leopard Panthera pardus and wild pig Sus scofa. From Wordnik.com. [Dong Phayayan Khao-Yai Forest Complex, Thailand] Reference
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