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{{speciesbox
| name = Golden palm civet
| status =
| image = Paradoxurus_zeylonensis.jpg
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn
| genus = Paradoxurus
| species = zeylonensis<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Wozencraft |id=14000351|pages = 551 |heading=Species ''Paradoxurus zeylonensis''}}</ref>
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The '''golden palm civet''' (''Paradoxurus zeylonensis'') is a [[palm civet]] [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Sri Lanka]]. It is listed as [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]] on the [[IUCN Red List]]. Its distribution is severely fragmented, and the extent and quality of its habitat in Sri Lanka's hill regions are declining.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />
The golden palm civet was described by [[Peter Simon Pallas]] in 1778.<ref name=Pallas1778>{{cite book |author=Pallas, P. S. |year=1778 |chapter=Der Boshond |page=451 |editor=Schreber, J. C. D. |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/SaYugthiereAbbiIIISchr#page/450/mode/2up |title=Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen |location=Erlangen |publisher=Wolfgang Walther}}</ref>
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== Ecology and behaviour ==
The golden palm civet is forest-dependent, yet tolerant of minor habitat modification where some continuous forest remains. It is arboreal, nocturnal, and solitary; its diet consists of [[fruit]]s, [[berry|berries]], [[invertebrates]], and a wide range of small [[vertebrates]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />
==In culture==
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