Banded linsang
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Prionodontidae |
| Genus: | Prionodon |
| Species: | P. linsang[1]
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| Prionodon linsang[1] (Hardwicke, 1821)
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The banded linsang (Prionodon linsang) is a linsang, a tree-dwelling carnivorous mammal native to the Sundaic region of Southeast Asia.[2]
Description
[edit]The banded linsang is pale yellow with broad stripes on its neck and five dark bands. Its tail has seven to eight dark bands and a dark tip. Its sharp claws are retractile. Its head to body length is 35–41.1 cm (13.8–16.2 in), and its tail is up to 36.2 cm (14.3 in) long.[3] The average weight is around 700 g (25 oz).[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The banded linsang occurs in Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Bangka and Belitung Islands.[2] Since 2006, it has been recorded by camera traps on the Sunda Islands of Borneo and Sumatra,[5][6][7] and in southern Myanmar.[8] It inhabits evergreen forests, deciduous forests, secondary forest at elevations of 11–2,700 m (36–8,858 ft), and was also recorded close to oil palm plantations.[2]
Ecology and behaviour
[edit]The banded linsang is nocturnal[2] and usually solitary.[9] It is carnivorous, with its diet consisting of small vertebrates, such as birds, rats, and snakes.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]The two species of Asiatic linsangs were considered to be members of the family Viverridae and to be related to the morphologically similar genets. However, recent genetic taxonomy investigations indicated that the Asiatic linsangs are a sister-group of the Felidae family. It has been proposed that the Asiatic linsangs be placed in the monogeneric family Prionodontidae.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Species Prionodon linsang". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b c d e f Duckworth, J.W.; Mathai, J.; Chutipong, W.; Brodie, J.; Wilting, A. (2016). "Prionodon linsang". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T41705A45219711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41705A45219711.en. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Van Rompaey, H. (1993). "The Banded Linsang, Prionodon linsang". Small Carnivore Conservation (9): 11–15.
- ^ a b "Banded Linsang". Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Mohd-Azlan, J. & Lading, E. (2006). "Camera trapping and conservation in Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 54 (2): 469–475. Archived from the original on 2026-03-08.
- ^ Holden, J. (2006). "Small carnivores in Central Sumatra". Small Carnivore Conservation. 34: 35–38. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07.
- ^ McCarthy, J. L. & Fuller, T. K. (2014). "Records of small carnivores from Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, southern Sumatra, Indonesia" (PDF). Small Carnivore Conservation. 51: 59–63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-03-08.
- ^ Saw Sha Bwe Moo; Froese, G.Z.L. & Gray, T. N.E. (2017). "First structured camera-trap surveys in Karen State, Myanmar, reveal high diversity of globally threatened mammals". Oryx. 52 (3): 537–543. doi:10.1017/S0030605316001113.
- ^ Jennings, A.P. & Veron, G. (2015). "Predicted distributions, niche comparisons, and conservation status of the Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor) and Banded Linsang (Prionodon linsang)". Mammal Research. 60 (2): 107–116. doi:10.1007/s13364-014-0204-y. S2CID 17396993.
- ^ Gaubert, P.; Veron, G. (2003). "Exhaustive sample set among Viverridae reveals the sister-group of felids: the linsangs as a case of extreme morphological convergence within Feliformia". Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B. 270 (1532): 2523–2530. doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2521. PMC 1691530.