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Banded Linsang
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The Banded Linsang (Prionodon linsang) is a linsang of Western Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Thailand, and Indonesia.
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.
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The Banded Linsang (Prionodon linsang) is a linsang of Western Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Thailand, and Indonesia.
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 omnivorous. Its diet consists of squirrels, rats, birds, and lizards.
Reproduction
Very little is known about this linsangs reproduction.
Habitat
The Banded Linsang lives in Western Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Thailand, and Indonesia. It lives in tropical forests and spend the majority of its time in trees.
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