Description: The masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) (Carnivora: Viverridae) attracted public concern in 2003, when SARS-CoV-like viruses were identified by Guan et al from several individuals from a Shenzhen market . This small carnivore is the only species in the genus of Paguma. The distribution of this species is mainly restricted in subtropical and tropical area of Asia, but it can also be found in several northern province in China, such as Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Tibet. The masked palm civet was found to hibernate slightly during the winter in northern area. Besides, it has been introduced in Japan as an alien species. This species is nocturnal, arboreal and basically solitary. They live in a variety of habitats, including forests, rainforest, parks, fruit orchards, gardens and plantations. They choose habitats largely depends on the food availability. There are 15 subspecies has been classified according to body color and facial pattern , but genetic difference among different populations is low, indicating the need for taxonomic revision for this species.

Data type: Genome sequencing and assembly; Raw sequence reads; Transcriptome or Gene expression

Sample scope: Monoisolate

Relevance: Evolution

Release date: 2021-12-06

Last updated: 2021-07-28

Data size: 3.58TB