Flying civet (SciiFii)

The flying civet (Hymenailurus volaticus) is a species of palm civet that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests and wetlands across Southeast Asia to help boost biodiversity. Trees are widely spaced in the rainforests and wetlands of Southeast Asia, so the flying civet can easily move from one tree to another by gliding, thanks to its fur-covered membrane called patagium, similarly to flying squirrels and colugos. The flying civet is an omnivore feeding foremost on fruits such as berries and pulpy fruits. It thus helps to maintain tropical forest ecosystems via seed dispersal. It eats chiku, mango, rambutan, and coffee, but also small mammals and insects. The flying civet leads a solitary lifestyle, except for brief periods during mating. It is almost exclusively arboreal, showing a nocturnal activity pattern with peaks between late evening until after midnight. It is usually active between dawn and 4:00 in the morning, but less active during nights when the moon is brightest. Scent marking behaviour and olfactory response to various excretions such as urine, feces, and secretion of the perineal gland differs in males and females. Scent marking by dragging the perineal gland and leaving the secretion on the substrate was most commonly observed in animals of both sexes. The duration of the olfactory response varied and depended both on the sex and excretion type. The palm civet can distinguish animal species, sex, familiar and unfamiliar individuals by the odor of the perineal gland secretion. The conservation status of the flying civet is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the flying civet's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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