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Borneo Striped Palm Civet resting A nocturnal civet having a rest after eating quite some fruits. There were 3-4 of them on this spiky fig tree (Ficus cucurbitina). The small-toothed palm civet may be found across Southeast Asia but the Borneo subspecies (Arctogalidia trivirgata stigmaticus) is quite distinct and could be a separate species upon further taxonomy revision.<br /> <br /> <br /> This was part of a few days observation made by 1StopBorneo Wildlife team to document the ecological importance of this fig tree as a suitable candidate for reforestation projects. Arctogalidia trivirgata,Geotagged,Malaysia,Small-toothed palm civet,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Borneo Striped Palm Civet resting

A nocturnal civet having a rest after eating quite some fruits. There were 3-4 of them on this spiky fig tree (Ficus cucurbitina). The small-toothed palm civet may be found across Southeast Asia but the Borneo subspecies (Arctogalidia trivirgata stigmaticus) is quite distinct and could be a separate species upon further taxonomy revision.


This was part of a few days observation made by 1StopBorneo Wildlife team to document the ecological importance of this fig tree as a suitable candidate for reforestation projects.

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  1. View _ChunXingWong_'s profile
    _ChunXingWong_
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    This is the tree it was on:
    Spiky Fig tree branches Branches of the fig tree growing out from the host tree. It is fruiting high up in the canopy (20m high) where the fig tree grows on another host tree. Ficus Cucurbitina, the Spiky Fig, is definitely the world's spikiest fig. Many fig fruits are hairy but none has evolved to have really rigid and sharp hairs like this fig. These sharp hairs are strong and sharp enough to pierce a human skin. Probably evolved this way to prevent most mammals from eating it but ideal for canopy birds as they can feed unharmed with their beaks. Fruits ripen light yellow - orange - dark red - maroonish black. We were lucky to find it at its fruiting apex, and after several days, the fruit numbers have reduced greatly. <br /> <br /> Watching this fig tree is one of the best experience for my team (1StopBorneo Wildlife). We are trying to find out which is the most beneficial fig species for wildlife and this fig is definitely one of the best. Lots of animals visited it in both day and night. There are always animals every time we visited the tree.<br /> Ficus Cucurbitina,Geotagged,Malaysia,Summer
     Posted 4 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Respect for being able to photograph it! Posted 4 years ago
    1. View _ChunXingWong_'s profile
      _ChunXingWong_
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      Tough one indeed! Really hard to photograph stuffs high up the trees at night. Luckily this best shot turns out good enough. Posted 4 years ago
  4. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Very awesome find, Chun! I have read that there is a lot still unknown about these civets because they are so difficult to monitor. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View _ChunXingWong_'s profile
      _ChunXingWong_
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      Indeed. Even there are mammals that are still not properly observed yet so the life of smaller creatures like insects are even more unknown! Posted 4 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Super good point. It would be amazing to study even just a few square meters of the same patch of jungle throughout the year, documenting all flora and fauna in that one spot....everything! That would make a cool book too. Posted 4 years ago

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The Small-toothed Palm Civet

The small-toothed palm civet, also known as the three-striped palm civet, is a palm civet native to dense forests of Southeast Asia, from the Assam district of India to Indochina and the Malay Peninsula and on Sumatra, Bangka, Java, Borneo, and numerous small nearby islands of Indonesia.

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By _ChunXingWong_

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Uploaded Nov 24, 2020. Captured Jul 4, 2020 23:42 in Unnamed Road, Sabah, Malaysia.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
  • f/5.6
  • 1/41s
  • ISO3200
  • 125.03mm
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