Hemigalinae

The Hemigalinae are a subfamily of the viverrids denominated and first described by John Edward Gray in 1864.^[1] Hemigalinae species are native to Southeast Asia from southern China through Indochina, Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi.^[2]

Hemigalinae
Banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Viverridae
Subfamily:	Hemigalinae Gray, 1864

Characteristics

The tails of Hemigalinae species are ringed. The toes and the middle of the lower part of the tarsus are bald. The frenum, upper part, and sides of the lower part are hairy. The orbit is imperfect.^[1]

Classification

The Hemigalinae subfamily comprises the following five monospecific genera:^[2]

Genus	Species	Distribution and IUCN Red List status
Hemigalus Jourdan, 1837[3]	Banded palm civet (H. derbyanus) (Gray, 1837)[4]	VU[5]
Cynogale Gray, 1836[6]	Otter civet (C. bennettii) Gray, 1836[6]	EN[7]
Macrogalidia Schwarz, 1910[8]	Sulawesi palm civet (M. musschenbroekii) (Schlegel, 1877)[9]	VU[10]
Diplogale Thomas, 1912[11]	Hose's palm civet (D. hosei) (Thomas, 1892)[12]	VU[13]
Chrotogale Thomas, 1912[11]	Owston's palm civet (C. owstoni) Thomas, 1912[11]	EN[14]