Topic
Paradoxurus
About: Paradoxurus is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 22 publications have been published within this topic receiving 206 citations.
Papers
TL;DR: The species limits and genetic diversity among populations of the Asian palm civets of the genus Paradoxurus are investigated and it is confirmed that P. hermaphroditus comprises three major clades, which should be recognized as separate species.
Abstract: Using molecular data and morphological features, we investigated the species limits and genetic diversity among populations of the Asian palm civets of the genus Paradoxurus. Our main objectives were to determine the number of species within Paradoxurus hermaphroditus and to test the validity of the newly proposed species within Paradoxurus zeylonensis. Fragments of two mitochondrial (Cytochrome b, Control Region) and one nuclear (intron 7 of the beta fibrinogen) markers were sequenced from 128 individuals of P. hermaphroditus, P. zeylonensis and Paradoxurus jerdoni. DNA sequences were analysed using phylogenetic and haplotype network methods. Our analyses confirmed that P. hermaphroditus comprises three major clades, which should be recognized as separate species: P. hermaphroditus (Indian and Indochinese regions), Paradoxurus musangus (mainland Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Java and other small Indonesian islands) and Paradoxurus philippinensis (Mentawai Islands, Borneo and the Philippines). Furthermore, we have proposed that there are two subspecies within both P. musangus and P. philippinensis, and there might be at least two or three subspecies within P. hermaphroditus. We found a very low genetic diversity and no geographical structure within P. zeylonensis and did not find any support for splitting P. zeylonensis into several species nor subspecies. Finally, we confirmed that P. jerdoni and P. zeylonensis are sister species.
30 citations
TL;DR: The cross-species transmission from domestic dogs and cats to wild civet populations, highlighting the vulnerability of wildlife to infectious agents in companion animals is documented.
13 citations
TL;DR: A mandible from the Late Miocene of Hari Talyangar, India is attributed to a new genus and species: Mioparadoxurus meini as discussed by the authors.
13 citations
TL;DR: The results showed that Enterobacter cloacae and Lactobacillus brevis were found all over luwak’s digestive tract and the most diverse bacterial population was found in small intestine.
Abstract: Luwak coffee is a highly-priced coffee produced exclusively by the palm civet or luwak ( Paradoxurus hermaphrodites ssp.). The purpose of this study was to determine the diversity of culturable bacteria in the gastro intestinal tract of luwak. The bacterial isolates were phenotypically characterized by their morphology and molecularly by analysis of their1,500bp 16s rDNA sequence. The results showed that Enterobacter cloacae and Lactobacillus brevis were found all over luwak’s digestive tract . Enterobacter cloacae was the most common species. The most diverse bacterial population was found in small intestine. Seven bacterial generawere successfully identified from the small intestine and colon, compared to only five genera found in the stomach.
13 citations
TL;DR: The first ever detailed study on the small carnivores of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (PkTR) in the southern Western Ghats, using camera trap techniques, reported 11 species, two of which belong to the ‘Vulnerable’ category on the IUCN Red List.
Abstract: The first ever detailed study on the small carnivores of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (PkTR) in the southern Western Ghats, using camera trap techniques, reported 11 species. A total of 1,350 camera-trap nights were used for the study. This was supplemented with 242km of day transects and 344km of night transects using spot-lights. The small carnivores reported were the Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica , Common Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus , Brown Palm Civet Paradoxurus jerdoni , Indian Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii , Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis , Brown Mongoose Herpestes fuscus , Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii , Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata, Nilgiri Marten Martes gwatkinsii, Jungle Cat Felis chaus and Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis . About 90% of the small carnivores captured in the camera traps in PKTR were members of the Viverridae family such as the Small Indian Civet (31.67%), Common Palm Civet (30%) and Brown Palm Civet (28.33%). The study recorded all the four species of mongoose known from the Western Ghats from PkTR. Two out of the 11 small carnivores belong to the ‘Vulnerable’ category on the IUCN Red List.
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