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Banded palm civet size: How big do they get?

How big does a Banded palm civet get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus) reaches an average size of 46 cm (1′ 7″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 12 years, they grow from 125 grams (0.28 lbs) to 1.27 kg (2.79 lbs). A Banded palm civet has 1 babies at once. The Banded palm civet (genus: Hemigalus) is a member of the family Viverridae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Banded palm civet is  (1' 7

The banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus), also called the banded civet, is a civet found in the Sundaic region and occurs in Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, peninsular Thailand, and in Indonesia on the islands of Sipura, Sumatra and Borneo. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List because of its large geographic and elevation range and tolerance to some habitat disturbance.Hemigalus is a monospecific genus that was first named and described by Claude Jourdan in 1837.

Animals of the same family as a Banded palm civet

We found other animals of the Viverridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Banded palm civet

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Banded palm civet:

Animals with the same litter size as a Banded palm civet

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Banded palm civet:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Banded palm civet

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Banded palm civet:

Animals with the same weight as a Banded palm civet

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Hemigalus derbyanus: