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Cladus: Eukaryota Name Macrogalidia musschenbroekii (Schlegel, 1877) References * Macrogalidia musschenbroekii on Mammal Species of the World.
The Sulawesi Palm Civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii), also known as the Sulawesi Giant Civet, the Giant Civet and the Celebes Palm Civet, is a large and little known[3] species of carnivore endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, where it is found particularly in the North and Central regions. It is the largest predatory mammal in Sulawesi's forests.[3] The Sulawesi Palm Civet is a fairly large palm civet at 5 kg (11 lb) and 69 cm (27 in) in body length, plus a tail of 49 cm (19 in). It is tan or tawny with lighter underside and some light spots. Its p feet are very large and can be used to grasp which is helpful in climbing as the animal often climbs trees to prey upon the Sulawesi Hornbill and other smaller animals - however, despite it's carnivorous ancestry, this species is an omnivore and its predominant diet is fruit.[3] This animal, and all civets and palm civets, are sometimes called civet cats or genet cats, but, although they are in the same half of the Carnivora order as cats, they are not members of the cat family Felidae. It is the only member of the genus Macrogalidia. ^ Wozencraft, W. Christopher (16 November 2005). "Order Carnivora (pp. 532-628)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 550. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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