Banded Linsang

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Banded Linsang
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Viverridae Genus: Prionodon Species: P. linsang
Binomial name
Prionodon linsang (Hardwicke, 1821)

The Banded Linsang (Prionodon linsang) is a linsang of Western Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Contents 1 Description 2 Diet 3 Reproduction 4 Habitat 5 References

[edit] Description

The Banded Linsang is around 74 cm long including the tail. It is a pale yellow with 5 dark bands. It has broad stripes on its neck and its tail consists of several dark bands with a dark tip. The Banded Linsang has very sharp retractable claws and razor sharp teeth. It is the rarest of the civets, and is sometimes called the tiger-civet.

[edit] Diet

The Banded Linsang is omnivorous. Its diet consists of squirrels, rats, birds, and lizards.

[edit] Reproduction

Very little is known about this linsangs reproduction.

[edit] Habitat

The Banded Linsang lives in Western Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Thailand, and Indonesia. It lives in tropical forests and spend the majority of its time in trees.

[edit] References

v • d • e Extant species of family Viverridae Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Carnivora · Suborder: Feliformia Paradoxurinae Arctictis Binturong (Arctictis binturong) Arctogalidia Small-toothed Palm Civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata) Macrogalidia Sulawesi Palm Civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii) Paguma Masked Palm Civet (Paguma larvata) Paradoxurus Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) · Jerdon's Palm Civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni) · Golden Palm Civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis) Hemigalinae Chrotogale Owston's Palm Civet (Chrotogale owstoni) Cynogale Otter Civet (Cynogale bennettii) Diplogale Hose's Palm Civet (Diplogale hosei) Hemigalus Banded Palm Civet (Hemigalus derbyanus) Prionodontinae Prionodon Banded Linsang (Prionodon linsang) · Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor) Viverrinae Civettictis African Civet (Civettictis civetta) Genetta Abyssinian Genet (Genetta abyssinica) · Angolan Genet (Genetta angolensis) · Bourlon's Genet (Genetta bourloni) · Crested Servaline Genet (Genetta cristata) · Common Genet (Genetta genetta) · Johnston's Genet (Genetta johnstoni) · Rusty-spotted Genet (Genetta maculata) · Pardine Genet (Genetta pardina) · Aquatic Genet (Genetta piscivora) · King Genet (Genetta poensis) · Servaline Genet (Genetta servalina) · Haussa Genet (Genetta thierryi) · Cape Genet (Genetta tigrina) · Giant Forest Genet (Genetta victoriae) Poiana Leighton's Linsang (Poiana leightoni) · African Linsang (Poiana richardsonii) Viverra Malabar Large-spotted Civet (Viverra civettina) · Large-spotted Civet (Viverra megaspila) · Malayan Civet (Viverra tangalunga) · Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha) Viverricula Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica) Category