Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata

The Small-toothed Palm Civet is native to South and Southeast Asia. Palm Civets are named after their tendency to drink palm sap, but they are omnivores eating mainly insects and fruit.

There is nothing small about those teeth - but in comparison to other palm civets the teeth are smaller. The only species in its genus, the scientific name means three-striped bear-weasel and the civet is sometimes called the Three-striped Palm Civet, which is confusing since the lines are not always visible and certainly less so than the three lines on the back of the Common Palm Civet.

They are mainly nocturnal, partly arboreal and have a useful role in seed dispersal. Like most Southeast Asian forest animals, they suffer from deforestation of habitat.