Asiatic linsang

The Asiatic linsang (Prionodon) is a genus comprising two species native to Southeast Asia: the banded linsang (Prionodon linsang) and the spotted linsang (Prionodon pardicolor). Prionodon is considered a sister taxon of the Felidae.

Asiatic linsang
Temporal range:
Banded linsang (Prionodon linsang) and spotted linsang (P. pardicolor)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Prionodontidae
Gray, 1864
Subfamily: Prionodontinae
Gray, 1864
Genus: Prionodon
Horsfield, 1822
Type species
Prionodon gracilis
Species
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