Luwak Animal, Animal that eats coffee beans

Admittedly, the sources describing the Luwak animal, animal that eats coffee beans not as many sources that discuss the president :). Some names for these animals include Civet, Luwak or Mongoneese. Here is a brief overview of Luwak, which is associated with Luwak coffee.


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.