Paradoxurus zeylonensis

(Pallas in von Schreber, 1778)

Golden Palm Civet

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1778. Heft 26. Pp. 441–456 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Dritter Theil. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42529159

Original name as described

Viverra zeylonensis

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Sri Lanka.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Sri Lanka

Taxonomy notes

includes P. aureus, P. montanus, and the recently described P. stenocephalus

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P., Rajapaksha, C., & Manemandra-Arachchi, K. (2009). The taxonomy of the endemic golden palm civet of Sri Lanka. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 155(1), 238-251. · Veron, G., Patou, M.-L., Toth, M., Goonatilake, M., Jennings, A.P. 2015. How many species of Paradoxurus civets are there? New insights from India and Sri Lanka. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. doi: 10.1111/jzs.12085.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006104

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 Zeylanicus, var. Fuscus

Kelaart, 1850

Family

Viverridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1852.5.9.17

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

211

Authority publication

Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paradoxurus montanus

Kelaart, 1852

Family

Viverridae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1852.5.9.17

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257239

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Paradoxurus stenocephalus

Groves, Rajapaksha, & Manemandra-Arachchi, 2009

Family

Viverridae

Root name

stenocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1950.1494

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

250

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Paradoxurus aureus

F. Cuvier, 1822

Family

Viverridae

Root name

aureus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-332

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-332

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra zeylonensis

(Pallas in von Schreber, 1778)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

zeylonensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

451

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42529159

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Ictides aureus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

aureus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207605

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Paradoxurus zeylanicus

E. L. Layard, 1851

Family

Viverridae

Root name

zeylanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

405

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  2. Kelaart (1852:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  3. Kelaart (1852:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  4. Blyth (1863:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  5. Kelaart (1890:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)

Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Viverridae

Root name

zeylonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41694) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41694) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41694/45218119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Viverra Zeilonensis

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

zeilonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

288

Authority publication

Leipzig

Viverra Zeylanica

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

zeylanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751309

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

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

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