Paradoxurus musangus
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Paradoxurus musangus is in mainland Southeast Asia and on the islands of Sumatra , Java , Nias , Flores and Roti spread Schleichkatzenart from the kind of paradoxurus . The common English name is Sumatran palm civet .
description
Paradoxurus musangus is very similar to the spotted musang ( Paradoxurus hermaphroditus ), which is widespread from India to mainland Southeast Asia. The fur on the back is variable, usually with longitudinal stripes or rows of points that are either clearly or only weakly pronounced, but can also be completely absent. There is a large whitish spot on the forehead, and there are other white spots on the sides of the nasal mirror . In addition, Paradoxurus musangus can be distinguished from other species of musang on the basis of the tooth morphology. The fourth premolar (P4) is triangular in Paradoxurus musangus and has a well-developed tongue-sided, posterior and reduced anterior cingulum (a bulge at the base of the tooth). In addition, Paradoxurus musangus has a reduced second molar (M2).
Paradoxurus musangus is divided into two subspecies, Paradoxurus musangus musangus in mainland Southeast Asia (Myanmar to Vietnam, Malay Peninsula ) and on the islands of Singapore , Sumatra, Nias and Bangka and Paradoxurus musangus javanicus ( Horsfield , 1824 ) from Java, Bali, Flores and Roti. On the last two islands, however, the crawling cat is probably not originally found, but was introduced by humans from Java. The Javanese musangs have particularly large molars, a large, triangular fourth premolar with a posterior cingulum. Mainland Southeast Asia is inhabited by two musang gardens, in addition to Paradoxurus musangus there is also the patchy musang . In areas where both species occur, the spotted musang probably lives in higher regions than Paradoxurus musangus .
Systematics
Paradoxurus musangus is classified as an independent species within the genus of the musangs ( Paradoxurus ). The first scientific description comes from Thomas Stamford Raffles , from the year 1821, but for a long time it was considered Paradoxurus hermaphroditus musanga as a subspecies of the Fleckenmusang ( Paradoxurus hermaphroditus ).
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d Géraldine Veron, Marie-Lilith Patou, Mária Tóth, Manori Goonatilake and Andrew P. Jennings. 2014. How Many Species of Paradoxurus Civets are there? New Insights from India and Sri Lanka. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 1-14. doi: 10.1111 / jzs.12085
- ↑ Paradoxurus hermaphroditus musanga ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
literature
- Géraldine Veron, Marie-Lilith Patou, Mária Tóth, Manori Goonatilake and Andrew P. Jennings. 2014. How Many Species of Paradoxurus Civets are there? New Insights from India and Sri Lanka. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 1-14. doi: 10.1111 / jzs.12085