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Banded linsang - PRIONODON LINSANG
Possibly Endangered
Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia)
The Name "Linsang": "Linsang" is a Malay word for the animal.
Location: Southeast Asia.
Habitat: Arboreal. Tropical forest.
Description: This animal is slender and elegant, with a long, narrow head, tapering snout, and short coat with the texture of velvet. The overall color is pale, but there are bands of dark spots along the back. The ringed tail is rather thick. The claws are completely retractile. It does not have much odor. The second upper molars usually present in viverrids are absent. The head and body are about 15 inches long, with the tail about the same. The weight is about one and a half pounds.
Behavior: This is a solitary, basically nocturnal species, which lives almost exclusively in trees, moving with great agility. It can move swiftly on the ground and is an efficient predator of small vertebrates and insects. Its diet includes eggs, which are crushed between the front paws.
Reproduction: It can reproduce twice a year, in February and August. The female gives birth to two or three young in a burrow in the ground or in a hollow tree. The young open their eyes after 20 days and become independent after four months.
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