Paguma larvata

(C. H. Smith in Griffith, C. H. Smith, & Pidgeon, 1825)

Masked Palm Civet

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Viverroidea
Family : Viverridae
Subfamily : Paradoxurinae
Genus : Paguma

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Griffith, E., Smith, C.H. and Pidgeon, E. 1825-06-18. Part 5, Part 6. Pp. 161–513 in Griffith, E., Smith, C.H. and Pidgeon, E. 1825. The Animal Kingdom, Arranged in Conformity with its Organization, by the Baron Cuvier. Volume the Second. Geo. B. Whitaker, London, 513 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33298586

Original name as described

Gulo larvatus

Type locality

type locality not known (possibly S China).

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · China · Taiwan · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006099

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Paradoxurus (Paguma) larvatus hainanus

(J. A. Allen, 1909)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

hainana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

AMNH M-26599

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-26599

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Paradoxurus leucomystax

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

leucomystax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.1.19.99

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4daa4d01-c11a-465d-af0c-fc3a65380e80

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570815

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Blyth (1863:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Paradoxurus lanigerus

(Hodgson, 1836)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

lanigera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.103

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e84d394f-315c-4e5d-9748-4b9967161e95

Authority page

79

Authority publication

Asiatic Researches

Paradoxurus leucocephalus

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

leucocephala

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.10.17.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/37ae5d74-28ab-429f-af5d-7dd3c9729ef9

Authority page

541

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500874

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paradoxurus nipalensis

(Hodgson, 1836)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

nipalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.1.8.297

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/962eeb21-c0c0-4c38-ae4c-306b70896c06

Authority page

76

Authority publication

Asiatic Researches

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paradoxurus Grayi

(E. T. Bennett, 1835)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

grayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.232

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/00f61bea-89f5-448b-9b93-605b146feb84

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568627

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Blyth (1863:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Paguma larvata var. taivana

Swinhoe, 1862

Family

Viverridae

Root name

taivana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1862.12.24.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d7f59d7e-04d0-451f-9c1c-2ccaa29f1d7e

Authority page

354

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Paguma larvata hainana

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Viverridae

Root name

hainana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.2.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/435a5b7c-915f-4700-9b9c-6c6c7b4a1e49

Authority page

377

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071750

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Paguma larvata rivalis

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Viverridae

Root name

rivalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.6.10.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/79a960c8-2225-4893-bfd0-d06a1b6bc8a5

Authority page

618

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196801

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paguma grayi wroughtoni

E. Schwarz, 1913

Family

Viverridae

Root name

wroughtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.11.21.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/194e7e6e-d9e5-4460-9bdd-5b5753283ccb

Authority page

289

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099776

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Paguma larvata intrudens

Wroughton, 1910

Family

Viverridae

Root name

intrudens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.7.20.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/93a2dc69-fa41-4cba-a8ff-93fb1fc14885

Authority page

793

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5450115

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Paguma leucomystax janetta

O. Thomas, 1928

Family

Viverridae

Root name

janetta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.12.8.111

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1bde9737-33ab-4fdc-ad58-061dfb12bb00

Authority page

101

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Paguma larvata yunalis

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Viverridae

Root name

yunalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.10.15.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb96b90b-03b9-49b5-89d2-64b2250a97d2

Authority page

617

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196800

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paguma larvata neglecta

Pocock, 1934

Family

Viverridae

Root name

neglecta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.8.2.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2ad2db74-baf4-4707-9908-c8d9c9375e1d

Authority page

334

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48185730

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paguma larvata nigriceps

Pocock, 1939

Family

Viverridae

Root name

nigriceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1932.11.1.48

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9e9194c4-e44c-4ad0-b514-ffcd208f2653

Authority page

424

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paguma larvata annectens

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Viverridae

Root name

annectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1949.438

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ba82d8fb-81bd-4330-8a82-64625d03cb14

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19063986

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Paguma larvata chichingensis

Wang Yingxiang in Peng Hungshou & Wang Yingxiang, 1981

Family

Viverridae

Root name

chichingensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 73646

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

167

Authority publication

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paradoxurus robustus

(G. S. Miller, 1906)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

robusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:86796

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36ce5ecb2-c770-463e-99a9-02afd6d3e836

Authority page

26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348136

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Paguma larvata vagans

Kloss, 1919

Family

Viverridae

Root name

vagans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZRC ? (= CBK 2655)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12463676

Authority publication

Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paradoxurus Grayii

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

grayii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

164

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Paradoxurus larvatus

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

larvatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Amblyodon aureum

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

aurea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

62

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Paguma larvata

Lesson, 1842

Family

Viverridae

Root name

larvata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41692/45217601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Paguma larvata grayi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

grayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Paguma larvata janetta

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

janetta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paguma larvata jourdanii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

jourdanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paguma larvata lanigera

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

lanigera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paguma larvata larvata

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

larvata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Paguma larvata leucomystax

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

leucomystax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Paguma larvata ogilbyi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

ogilbyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paguma larvata robusta

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

robusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paguma larvata tytlerii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

tytlerii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Paguma larvata wroughtoni

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

wroughtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Herpestes nipalensis

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

nipalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534679

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Gulo larvatus

(C. H. Smith in Griffith, C. H. Smith, & Pidgeon, 1825)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

larvata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

281

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33298586

Authority publication

London

Paradoxurus Jourdanii

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

jourdanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

579

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268170

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Ambliodon doré

(Jourdan, 1837)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

dore

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

445

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36312103

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paradoxurus Laniger

(Hodgson, 1841)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126978

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra (Paradoxurus) aurata

(de Blainville, 1842)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

aurata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paradoxurus Laniger

(Hodgson, 1844)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

287

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405522

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Paradoxurus Nepalensis

(Hodgson, 1844)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

nepalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

287

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405522

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Paradoxurus ogilbyi

(L. Fraser, 1846)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

ogilbyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

book

Paradoxurus rubidus

(E. Blyth, 1859)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

rubida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

275

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40260549

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paradoxurus tytlerii

(Tytler, 1864)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

tytlerii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

188

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Paguma reevesi

Matschie, 1907

Family

Viverridae

Root name

reevesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

183

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paguma grayi

Wroughton, 1918

Family

Viverridae

Root name

grayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2049587

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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