Hemigalus (English spelling)

Japanese: ヘミガルス（英語表記）hemigalus

A general term for a mammal of the Hemigalinae subfamily of the Viverridae family, which resembles a palm civet but has thick horizontal stripes on its back. The tiger civet Hemigalus derbyanus (body length 41-51 cm, tail length 25-39 cm) is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, etc., the banded palm civet H. hosei (body length about 60 cm, tail length about 30 cm) is found on Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, and the banded palm civet Chrotogale owstoni (body length 50-64 cm, tail length 38-49 cm) is found in Laos and northern Vietnam.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

パームシベットに似るが，背に太い横縞をもつ食肉目ジャコウネコ科ヘミガルス亜科Hemigalinaeの哺乳類の総称。マレー半島，スマトラ，ボルネオなどにシマヘミガルス(タイガーシベット)Hemigalus derbyanus(体長41～51cm，尾長25～39cm)，ボルネオのキナバル山にクロヘミガルスH.hosei(体長60cm，尾長30cmほど。以上2種の英名banded palm civet)，ラオスとベトナム北部にオーストンヘミガルスChrotogale owstoni(体長50～64cm，尾長38～49cm。

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