Spotted Linsang

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Spotted 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. pardicolor
Binomial name
Prionodon pardicolor

The Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor) is a linsang found in the forests of the central and eastern Himalaya. It is short, light coloured, and has a slender body with a pointed head and small limbs. It stalks its prey by crawling on its belly, when it is often mistaken for a python or other heavy-built poisonous snakes due to its slender appearance. It feasts on insects, birds and small mammals. The population of this creature presently is under 200, making it one of the rarest Carnivora species^{[citation needed]}.

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