African palm civet
| African palm civet | |
|---|---|
| A mounted specimen in Manchester Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Superfamily: | Nandinioidea |
| Family: | Nandiniidae Pocock, 1929 |
| Genus: | Nandinia Gray, 1843 |
| Species: | N. binotata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nandinia binotata (Gray, 1830) | |
| African palm civet range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Viverra binotata Gray 1830 | |
The African palm civet (Nandinia binotata), also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small feliform mammal widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.