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Nandinia binotata (*) Cladus: Eukaryota Name * Nandinia binotata Gray, 1830
References * Nandinia binotata on Mammal Species of the World. ------------ The African Palm Civet (Nandinia binotata), also known as the Two-spotted Palm Civet, is a small mammal, with short legs, small ears, a body resembling a cat, and a long lithe tail as long as its body. Adults usually weigh 1.70 to 2.10 kg (3.7 to 4.6 lb). It is native to the forests of eastern Africa, where it usually inhabits trees. Its diet is omnivorous, and includes rodents, insects, eggs, carrion, fruit, birds and fruit bats. The animal is generally solitary and nocturnal. Although resembling other civet species (in the family Viverridae) it has been suggested that the African Palm Civet is genetically distinct, and diverged from other civets before the cats did. They are therefore classified as the only species in genus Nandinia and in their own family, Nandiniidae, although this suggestion is not universally accepted. References 1. ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). "Order Carnivora". in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=14000472. Source: Wikispecies, Wikipedia: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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