Paradoxurinae

Japanese: Paradoxurinae
Paradoxurinae

…General term for mammals of the carnivora order, civet family, subfamily Paradoxurinae, with a body shape similar to that of a weasel, but with a pointed snout and long tail. There are five genera and six species in southern Asia, one genus and one species of the Nanjinia (tree civet) in Africa, and the palm civet known in Japan is also included in the palm civet.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Paradoxurinae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…体型はイタチ類に似るが,吻(ふん)がとがり,尾が長い食肉目ジャコウネコ科パームシベット亜科Paradoxurinaeの哺乳類の総称。アジア南部に5属6種,アフリカにナンジニア(キノボリジャコウネコ)1属1種があり,日本で知られるハクビシンもパームシベットに含まれる。…

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