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Banded
Linsang
Prionodon
linsang
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 Appearance
The slender, graceful
banded linsang varies from whitish-gray to brownish-gray
in color, with four or five dark bands across
its back and dark spots on its sides and legs.
Body: 37.5 - 43 cm (14 3/4 - 17 in), tail: 30.5
- 35.5 cm (12 - 14 in) |
Description
It is nocturnal and spends
much of its life in trees, where it climbs and
jumps skillfully, but it is just as agile on
the ground. |
Regions
Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra,
Borneo in forest |
Diet
Birds, small mammals,
insects, lizards and frogs are all preyed on,
and this linsang also eats bird's eggs. |
Breeding
The breeding habits of
this species are not well known, but it is believed
to bear two litters a year of 2 or 3 young each.
Young are born in a nest in a hollow tree or
in a burrow. |
 Status
Wildlife Protection of
Thailand, Wildlife Preservation and Protection
Act 1992 |
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