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Banded
Palm Civet
Hemigalus
derbyanus
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 Appearance
The banded palm civet
has a slender, elongate body and a tapering,
pointed snout. It is usually whitish to orange-buff
in color, with dark stripes on the head and
neck, behind the shoulders and at the base of
the tail. Body: 41 - 51 cm (16 - 20 in), tail:
25 - 38 cm (9 3/4 - 15 in) |
Description
A nocturnal animal, the
banded palm civet is a good climber, with strong
feet well adapted to arboreal life, and it forages
for its prey in trees, on the forest floor and
beside streams. |
Regions
Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
in forest |
Diet
Worms and locusts are
its main foods, but it also eats ants, spiders,
crustaceans, land and aquatic snails and frogs. |
Breeding
Little is known of its
breeding habits, except that the female produces
1 offspring each pregnancy. |
 Status
Wildlife Protection of
Thailand, Wildlife Preservation and Protection
Act 1992 |
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