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Banded Linsang (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Kolibri@hexbear.net to c/earth@hexbear.net
 

Okay just to note something. Spotted and Banded Linsangs look a lot similar and I almost used the wrong photo, one of a spotted linsang instead of a banded linsang. Anyways. That's a Banded Linsang.

Here a another photo of one! Here and another

Along with that, here a vid

And there was this stamp in Bulgaria in the 80s with them! Stamp link

They belong to the family Viverridae, which really should be look up since there a lot of nice animals in there! Like Binturongs or Civets. Anyways banded linsangs can be read more from here

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Prionodon_linsang/

https://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/mammals/banded-linsang.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_linsang

The banded linsang is nocturnal and usually solitary

Also while on this, here a link for Spotted Linsangs.

https://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/mammals/spotted-linsang.htm

and a photo of a spotted Linsang, here and that was the photo I almost accidentally used instead.

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