Banded linsang

Banded linsang
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Prionodontidae
Genus:	'Prionodon'
Species:	''P. linsang''
Binomial name
	Prionodon linsang; (Hardwicke, 1821)
	Banded linsang range

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The banded linsang (Prionodon linsang) is a linsang, a tree-dwelling carnivorous mammal of the Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and western Java.

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.

Diet

The banded linsang is carnivorous. Its diet consists of squirrels, rats, birds, and lizards.

Reproduction

Very little is known about this linsang's reproduction. It is believed that litters of 2-3 are born semiannually in a nest in burrows or hollow trees.^[3]

Habitat

The banded linsang lives in Western Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Western Java, and Thailand. It lives in tropical forests and spends the majority of its time in trees.

References

^ Template:MSW3 Wozencraft
^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
^ Whitfield, Philip, ed. (1984). Macmillan Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia. Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 92. ISBN 0-02-627680-1.

External links

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[msw3-1] Template:MSW3 Wozencraft

[iucn-2] Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

[3] Whitfield, Philip, ed. (1984). Macmillan Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia. Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 92. ISBN 0-02-627680-1.

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