Taxon name
Paguma larvata
(Smith, 1827)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Paguma larvata
(Smith, 1827)
Common name(s)
Masked Palm Civet, Gem-faced Civet, Pahari Vam, Boishne Ula, Wiamphai Naitha (Marma)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Smith, 1827)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Corbet and Hill (1992) listed six subspecies but a taxonomic revision is needed for this species.
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is rare and found only in the mixed evergreen forests of the country. Its population has been declining due to the destruction of forests habitats and hunting. At least 30% of its population has been declined in the last 10 years. Thus, it has been categorized as Vulnerable.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Shayer Mahmood Ibney Alam
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It occurs in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India (Andaman Is.), Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra), Lao PDR, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam (Nowak 1999). It is restricted to the mixed evergreen forests of the northeast and southeast of Bangladesh (Khan 1982, 2008, 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It inhabits in mixed evergreen forests. Masked Palm Civet is arboreal, solitary and nocturnal (Nowak, 1999). It sleeps during the day in 'day beds', which are in trees over 80% of the time. These beds are located in the top 10% of the tree (measured by height) in particular day beds are not reused. There are two breeding seasons per year though there is only one breeding record in the monsoon (April) was observed (pers. obs.). It feeds on fruits, small vertebrates and insects. It rarely comes down to the ground and move in the morning or in the late afternoon.
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232
