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Spotted Linsang

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Viverridae
Genus:	Prionodon
Species:	P. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The diverse order Carnivora (kɑrˈnɪvərə or sometimes /ˌkɑrnɪˈvɔərə/ from Latin carō (stem carn-) "flesh" + vorāre The family Viverridae is made up of 35 species including all of the genets, the Binturong, most of the Civets and the four Linsangs The Asiatic linsangs are two species classified in the mammalian subfamily Prionodontinae, in the family Viverridae. pardicolor

Binomial name

Prionodon pardicolor

The Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor) is a linsang found in the forests of the central and eastern Himalaya. The Asiatic linsangs are two species classified in the mammalian subfamily Prionodontinae, in the family Viverridae. It is short, light coloured, and has a slender body with a pointed head and small limbs. It stalks its prey by crawling on its belly, when it is often mistaken for a python or other heavy-built poisonous snakes due to its slender appearance. Common names pythons The Pythonidae are a family of non- Venomous Snakes found in Africa, Asia It feasts on insects, birds and small mammals. The population of this creature presently is under 200, making it one of the rarest Carnivora species. The diverse order Carnivora (kɑrˈnɪvərə or sometimes /ˌkɑrnɪˈvɔərə/ from Latin carō (stem carn-) "flesh" + vorāre

References

^ Mustelid Specialist Group (1996). Prionodon pardicolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 5 May 2006.

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