Banded linsang Description
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] 700 g (25 oz) .[ 4]
Distribution and habitat
The banded linsang occurs in Myanmar , Thailand , Peninsular Malaysia , Java , Bangka and Belitung Islands .[ 1] camera traps on the Sunda Islands of Borneo and Sumatra ,[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] 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.[ 1]
Ecology and behaviour
The banded linsang is nocturnal [ 1] [ 9] [ 4]
Taxonomy
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 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 . 1 2 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 ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532– 628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0 OCLC 62265494 .↑ Van Rompaey, H. (1993). "The Banded Linsang, Prionodon linsang ". Small Carnivore Conservation (9): 11– 15. 1 2 "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
