Our camera traps suggest that this civet is more common in disturbed habitat such as plantations and gardens. In Indonesia, they live in Java, Kalimantan, and Sumatra, but also introduced in Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Papua, and Sulawesi.
Common palm civet is less affected by deforestation and forest degradation due to its tolerance to human-modified habitat, but its main threat is hunting for pet trade and production of Luwak Coffee. This species is listed under Appendix III of CITES.
References
Duckworth, J.W., Widmann P., Custodio, C., Gonzalez, J.C., Jennings, A. & Veron, G. 2008. Paradoxurus hermaphroditus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 12 March 2015.
Payne, J., C. M. Francis, and K. Phillipps. 1985. A Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo. 3rd Revised edition edition. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia : Kuala Lumpur: The Sabah Society.