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Paguma larvata in life
In life — Masked Palm Civet, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 57Andrew, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by 57Andrew
BPBM 65114Vertebrate Zoology

Paguma larvata

Masked Palm Civet

As recorded: Paguma larvata (C.E.H.Smith, 1827)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Carnivora › Viverridae

Collected by
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Locality
original locality unknown, purchased in Hong Kong
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
20 Bishop specimens of Paguma larvataSpecies page ›

Paguma larvata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,919 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Paguma larvata observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

104台灣臺北市中山區A棟-東閔紀念大樓

(c) Lawrence Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paguma larvata observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

浙江省杭州市临安区天目山镇蔚享天成汽车充电站(天目山澄境民宿)天目山澄境民宿

(c) 李博恒, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paguma larvata observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

臺灣島, 長治鄉, 屏東縣, TW

(c) 野一點 A Little Wilder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paguma larvata observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

陽明山國家公園, 淡水區, 新北市, TW

(c) 李鈞凱, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paguma larvata observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Taiwan

(c) trestailer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paguma larvata observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Otemachi 2-Chōme, Matsuyama, Ehime, JP

(c) johnnyturtle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Paguma larvata. BPBM 65114. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165331155. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-hk/65114.

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