Banded linsang
Prionodon linsang (Hardwicke, 1821)
The banded linsang (Prionodon linsang) is a species in the family Prionodontidae, order Carnivora. Recorded adults weigh 691.4 g to 700 g and live up to 10.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the banded linsang
- Weight
- 700 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 10.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 12.6 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.15src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.56src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Scansorialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the banded linsang live?
Not recorded
What is the banded linsang?
The banded linsang (Prionodon linsang) is a linsang, a tree-dwelling carnivorous mammal native to the Sundaic region of Southeast Asia.
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Is the banded linsang endangered?
The banded linsang is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the banded linsang classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCarnivora
- familyPrionodontidae
- genusPrionodon
- SpeciesPrionodon linsang (Hardwicke, 1821)
Synonyms Viverra linsang
Other names and names in other languages (22)
- لنسنغ مخططArabic
- linsang pruhovanýCzech
- BänderlinsangGerman
- Linsang rayadoSpanish
- juovalinsankiFinnish
- Linsang RayéFrench
- Civette à bandeFrench
- Musang LingsangIndonesian
- Linsango fasciatoItalian
- オビリンサンJapanese
- 줄무늬린상Korean
- LinsangMalay
- BåndlinsangNorwegian Bokmål
- Gevlekte LinsangDutch
- Gestreepte LinsangDutch
- Linzang pręgowanyPolish
- Lisang-listradoPortuguese
- Полосатый линзангRussian
- ชะมดแปลงลายแถบThai
- Çizgili LinsangTurkish
- Лінзанг смугастийUkrainian
- 條紋林貍Chinese
Relatives of the banded linsang
Other species in the same genus Prionodon.
Spotted linsang
Prionodon pardicolor
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the banded linsang?
An adult banded linsang weighs 700 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the banded linsang endangered?
The banded linsang is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the banded linsang live?
The banded linsang has a recorded lifespan of 10.7 years.
What kind of animal is the banded linsang?
The banded linsang (Prionodon linsang) belongs to the family Prionodontidae in the order Carnivora.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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