Wednesday, July 10, 2024

THE OWSTON'S PALM CIVET

 Owston's palm civet (Chrotogale owstoni) N. Vietnam, N. La… | Flickr

Owston's palm civet (Chrotogale owstoni) is a civet native to Vietnam, Laos and southern China. It is listed as Endangered by IUCN because of an ongoing population decline, estimated to be more than 50% over the last three generations, inferred from over-exploitation, habitat destruction and degradation.[1]

Chrotogale is a monospecific genus.[2] Owston's palm civet is named after the wildlife collector Alan Owston.[3]

Characteristics

 Image - Chrotogale owstoni (Owston's Palm Civet) | BioLib.cz

The Owston's palm civet is a mid-sized palm civet at 57 cm (23 in), plus a tail of 43 cm (17 in). With its pointed face, it is sometimes thought to resemble a large insectivore, such as a shrew. It has a tawny buff-grey body with highly contrasted black markings on its back and tail. They usually only have 4 bands on their back. The last two-thirds of the tail is completely black. They look somewhat like the banded palm civet, Hemigalus derbyanus, except for that the hair on the back of their neck are not reversed, and the Owston's has spots on its legs.[citation needed]

 Owston's palm civet feeding

Distribution and habitat

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Owston's palm civet lives in the forests and wooded lowland river basins of northern Vietnam, northern Laos and southern China.[citation needed]

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Ecology and behaviour

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Very little is known about their life history in the wild, though limited information has been gathered on captive animals. They feed mostly on earthworms and other invertebrates. The mating season is apparently in late January. After a gestation period of 3 months, a litter of 1-3 young are born.[citation needed]

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Conservation

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In captivity

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The Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program, based at Cuc Phuong National Park in Vietnam, runs an international conservation and breeding programme for them in cooperation with various zoos including Newquay Zoo.[citation needed]

 

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Owston's palm civet range

 

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