Banded linsang
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Banded linsang
| Banded linsang[1] | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Prionodontidae |
| Genus: | Prionodon |
| Species: | P. linsang |
| Binomial name | |
| Prionodon linsang (Hardwicke, 1821) |
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| Banded linsang range | |
The banded linsang (Prionodon linsang) is a linsang of the Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and western Java.
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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 & Thailand. It lives in tropical forests and spend the majority of its time in trees.
References
- ^ Wozencraft, W. Christopher (16 November 2005). "Order Carnivora (pp. 532-628)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=14000369.
- ^ Duckworth, J.W. & Azlan, M.J. (2008). Prionodon linsang. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 March 2009. 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.
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