Their natural habitat is the forests, but because of deforestation, they have lost their habitat, and dwell in parks and suburban gardens.
Civet Cats are distributed around South Asia and Southeast Asia. They are native in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and also including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. These creatures are most closely related to mongeese and weasels. Civets climb trees both to escape from other predators and to hunt.
They have a coarse black fur with greyish coats and white coat under eyes, a spot on the side of the nostrils and a line on their forehead. The common palm civet has a tail that is nearly the size of their entire body.
These furry creatures have long bodies, including the tail, and have a coarse black fur with greyish coats and white coat under eyes, a spot on the side of the nostrils and a line on their forehead. The body is about 53 cm (21 in) (excluding tail).
The lower legs are black, short, and strong with claws adapted for a good grip while climbing. They are excellent climbers and spend most of their lives in trees. They like to choose the highest trees in the forest to stay. This is where they spend most of the time during the night and the whole time when the sun is up.
A common palm civet feasts on palm flower sap, berries, and pulpy fruits as their natural habitat is on fruit trees. Due to their fondness for palm fruit trees and palm sap, they are also known as 'toddy cat'. These animals are infamous for eating ripe coffee cherries (for their sweet fruit flesh). The beans that they pass once the coffee cherries have been eaten is often collected and sold for its unique flavour.
Asian palm civet
