First camera-trap record of the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) in Qinghai, China, with a note on its altitudinal range extension

doi:10.16829/j.slxb.151242

ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (4): 617-620.DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.151242

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First camera-trap record of the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) in Qinghai, China, with a note on its altitudinal range extension

GU Haifeng¹, YANG Haiwen², MA Yuting², QI Caishun², CHEN Xiaoyuan^1,3, ZHANG Ruidong¹, JIANG Feng¹, ZHANG Tongzuo¹

1 Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China;
2 Makehe Forestry Bureau of Qinghai Province, Banma 814300, China;
3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received:2026-07-03 Revised:2026-07-20 Published:2026-07-30
Contact: 张同作,E-mail:zhangtz@nwipb.cas.cn

花面狸在青海省的首次红外相机记录及其高海拔分布扩张

顾海峰¹, 杨海文², 马玉婷², 祁财顺², 陈晓苑^1,3, 张瑞东¹, 江峰¹, 张同作¹

1 中国科学院西北高原生物研究所, 青海省动物生态基因组学重点实验室, 西宁 810008;
2 青海省玛可河林业局, 班玛 814300;
3 中国科学院大学, 北京 100049

作者简介:顾海峰（1987-），男，博士，助理研究员，主要从事保护生物学研究.E-mail：jiangfeng@nwipb.cas.cn
基金资助:
国家重点研发计划项目（2024YFF1307301）；玛可河林区林麝等国家重点保护野生动物监测及栖息地评估（QH-SY-2025-063）

Abstract

Abstract: An infrared camera-trapping survey was conducted in the Makehe Forest Area of Banma County, Qinghai Province, China, from January to June 2026 (16 870 camera-days in total). During the data analysis, the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) was photographed from two sites at altitudes of 3 462. 0 m and 3 326. 3 m, respectively. This discovery marked the first confirmed record of the species Paguma larvata and the family Viverridae in Qinghai Province. Furthermore, the recorded altitude of 3 462. 0 m significantly extended the known upper altitudinal limit of the species, which was previously documented at 2 700 m.

Key words: Masked palm civet (Paguma larvata), New record, Altitudinal distribution, Qinghai, Infrared camera trapping

关键词: 花面狸, 新纪录, 海拔分布, 青海, 红外相机

CLC Number:

Q958.1

GU Haifeng, YANG Haiwen, MA Yuting, QI Caishun, CHEN Xiaoyuan, ZHANG Ruidong, JIANG Feng, ZHANG Tongzuo. First camera-trap record of the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) in Qinghai, China, with a note on its altitudinal range extension[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2026, 46(4): 617-620.

顾海峰, 杨海文, 马玉婷, 祁财顺, 陈晓苑, 张瑞东, 江峰, 张同作. 花面狸在青海省的首次红外相机记录及其高海拔分布扩张[J]. 兽类学报, 2026, 46(4): 617-620.

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First camera-trap record of the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) in Qinghai, China, with a note on its altitudinal range extension

花面狸在青海省的首次红外相机记录及其高海拔分布扩张

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