A mainly arboreal civet that typically has pale spots or stripes on a dark coat, and powerful curved claws, native to Africa and Asia. It is often a pest of banana plantations.
椰子猫
Paradoxurus and other genera, family Viverridae: several species, including the common palm civet or toddy cat (P. hermaphroditus) of Asia
Example sentencesExamples
Six of the animals tested were masked palm civets, which look like long-nosed cats but are related to the mongoose.
This has a lot to do with the fact that the beans need to first pass through the digestive system of the Asian palm civet.
In nature, wild animals like brown palm civet eat fruits and it helps in seed dispersal and good germination of seeds.
However, they are not pests because palm civets digest only the outer pulp of fruit, passing the coffee beans unharmed through their digestive systems.
Some others like the wild pig, the palm civet, the common mongoose, the golden oriole, and the rat snake can survive even with little green cover and withstand disturbances.
Definition of palm civet in US English:
palm civet
noun
A mainly arboreal civet that typically has powerful curved claws and pale spots or stripes on a dark coat, native to Africa and Asia. It is often a pest of banana plantations.
椰子猫
Paradoxurus and other genera, family Viverridae: several species, including the common palm civet (P. hermaphroditus) of Asia
Example sentencesExamples
Some others like the wild pig, the palm civet, the common mongoose, the golden oriole, and the rat snake can survive even with little green cover and withstand disturbances.
Six of the animals tested were masked palm civets, which look like long-nosed cats but are related to the mongoose.
This has a lot to do with the fact that the beans need to first pass through the digestive system of the Asian palm civet.
In nature, wild animals like brown palm civet eat fruits and it helps in seed dispersal and good germination of seeds.
However, they are not pests because palm civets digest only the outer pulp of fruit, passing the coffee beans unharmed through their digestive systems.