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.

• South-east Asia.

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

• 1 genus, 2 species, 4 taxa.

• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.