A third of all civets examined were infested with this tick species.
The brown palm civet occurs in fragmented landscapes containing remnants of tropical rainforest amid commercially exploited land patches such as tea and coffee plantations.
Among the creatures that inhabit the park are the rare hoolock gibbon, golden langur, hornbill, palm civets, black stork, tiger, white-breasted kingfisher, monitor lizard, python and sloth bear.
Matching the habits of other palm civets, this species is solitary, arboreal and nocturnal.
Also in the civet family are the spotted linsang and binturong, which is also known as the bearcat.
Nests are raided by small mammals such as shrews and rodents, as well as more rarely by large mammals like civets and monkeys.
Palm civets are primarily frugivorous, feeding on berries and pulpy fruits such as figs and palms.
In 1512 a lion house was constructed to house the king's menagerie, which included a lion and a civet among other exotic beasts.
