Masked Palm Civet

The masked palm civet (Paguma larvata), also called the gem-faced civet or Himalayan palm civet, is a viverrid species native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 as it occurs in many protected areas, is tolerant to some degree of habitat modification, and widely distributed with presumed large populations that are unlikely to be declining. The genus Paguma was first named and described by John Edward Gray in 1831.

La Pagume masquée (Paguma larvata), désignée sous le nom de Civette palmiste à masque ou plus communément sous celui de Civette masquée, espèce de mammifère carnivore de la famille des viverridés. Il ne contient qu’une seule. Il s’agit du seul représentant des Pagumes (Paguma).

La civeta de las palmeras enmascarada o paguma (Paguma larvata) es una especie de mamífero carnívoro de la familia Viverridae. ´ Es la única especie del género monotípico Paguma. ​ Distribución Su área de distribución comprende Cachemira, Nepal, Bután, Assam, China, Taiwán, Indochina, Malasia, Indonesia , islas Andamán y Japón.