Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Paradoxurus
Species: Paradoxurus hermaphrodites
In general, this type of Luwak or civet can be divided into three species as follow:
1. Weasel or Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphrodites)
2. Chocolate Weasel Jerdoni (Paradoxurus jerdoni)
3. Weasel Gold (Paradoxurus zeylonensis)
In addition to these three types, there are about 65 subspecies of Luwak Animal in worldwide, including subspecies rindjanicus and sumbanus in Indonesia, the country of origin Luwak coffee.