The Sulawesi civet Macrogalidia musschenbroekii is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, where it is the largest mammalian predator. Limited field data means that little is known about the species’ distribution, habitat preferences, conservation status and needs, but it is believed to depend on primary forest. We conducted camera-trap surveys across the forests of North Sulawesi, including in two of its main protected areas: Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park and Tangkoko Nature Reserve. From 148 camera trap stations and 10,371 trap nights, Sulawesi civets were recorded 17 times at 12 stations, and in almost equal numbers in primary forest, secondary forest and farmland, including the first photographic records from both the National Park and Nature Reserve. We also collected data on the Malay civet Viverra tangalunga, an introduced species of Viverridae and potential competitor. Our records (n = 21) revealed that it is established in secondary forest; it only co-occurred twice with the Sulawesi civet. With a lapse of > 20 years since the last field record of the Sulawesi civet, our findings offer new insight into its status and new enthusiasm within the provincial government for its conservation, which has led to an extension of camera-trap research into neighbouring Gorontalo province.

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对苏拉威西顶级捕食者的新见解：苏拉威西灵猫 Macrogalidia musschenbroekii

苏拉威西灵猫大蠊是印度尼西亚苏拉威西岛的特有种，是当地最大的哺乳动物捕食者。有限的实地数据意味着对该物种的分布、栖息地偏好、保护状况和需求知之甚少，但据信这取决于原始森林。我们在北苏拉威西的森林中进行了相机陷阱调查，包括其两个主要保护区：Bogani Nani Wartabone 国家公园和 Tangkoko 自然保护区。从 148 个相机陷阱站和 10,371 个陷阱之夜，苏拉威西果子狸在 12 个站被记录了 17 次，在原始林、次生林和农田中的数量几乎相等，包括国家公园和自然保护区的第一次摄影记录。我们还收集了关于马来果子狸的数据维维拉唐加伦加，一种引入的 Viverridae 物种和潜在的竞争者。我们的记录（n = 21）显示它是在次生林中建立的；它只与苏拉威西灵猫一起出现过两次。自上次对苏拉威西灵猫进行实地记录以来已经过去了 20 多年，我们的研究结果提供了对其地位的新见解以及省政府对其保护的新热情，这导致相机陷阱研究扩展到邻近的哥伦打洛省。