PRIONODONTIDAE, Horsfield, 1824

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Prionodonotidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 170-173 : 170

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5714314
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6554290
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scientific name	PRIONODONTIDAE
status

Treatment

Family PRIONODONTIDAE

(LINSANGS)

• Small mammals with slender, genet-like aspect, pointed muzzle, elongated neck, and tail almost as long as the head and body; spotted coat pattern and a pair of large stripes on the nape.

• 61-84.9 cm. View Figure

• South-east Asia. View Figure

• Moist and evergreen forests, including montane forests up to 2700 m.

• 1 genus, 2 species, 4 taxa.

• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.