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	\| name = Spotted linsang		\| name = Spotted linsang
	~~Temporal Range:~~		\| fossil_range = Middle [[Miocene]]-Present

	Middle [[Miocene]]-Present
	\| image = Prionodon pardicolor - Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology - DSC02486.JPG		\| image = Prionodon pardicolor - Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology - DSC02486.JPG
	\| status = LC		\| status = LC
	\| status_system = IUCN3.1		\| status_system = IUCN3.1
	\| status_ref = <ref name="iucn ~~status 19 November 2021"~~>{{cite iucn \|author=Duckworth, J.W. \|author2=Lau, M. \|author3=Choudhury, A. \|author4=Chutipong, W. \|author5=Timmins, R.J. \|author6=Willcox, D.H.A. \|author7=Chan, B. \|author8=Long, B. \|author9=Roberton, S. \|~~date~~=2016 \|title=''Prionodon pardicolor'' \|volume=~~2016~~ \|~~page~~=e.~~T41706A45219917~~ \|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.~~2016~~-1.RLTS.~~T41706A45219917~~.en \|access-date=19 ~~November 2021~~}}</ref>		\| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn \|author=Duckworth, J.W. \|author2=Lau, M. \|author3=Choudhury, A.U. \|author4=Chutipong, W. \|author5=Timmins, R.J. \|author6=Willcox, D.H.A. \|author7=Chan, B.P.L. \|author8=Long, B. \|author9=Roberton, S. \|year=2024 \|amends=2016 \|title=''Prionodon pardicolor'' \|volume=2024 \|article-number=e.T41706A259356428 \|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T41706A259356428.en \|access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref>
	\| status2 = CITES_A1		\| status2 = CITES_A1
	\| status2_system = CITES		\| status2_system = CITES
			\| status2_ref = <ref name=iucn/>
	\| genus = Prionodon		\| genus = Prionodon
	\| species = pardicolor<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Wozencraft \| id=14000373 \|heading=Species ''Prionodon pardicolor''}}</ref>		\| species = pardicolor<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Wozencraft \| id=14000373 \|heading=Species ''Prionodon pardicolor''}}</ref>
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	The '''spotted linsang''' (''Prionodon pardicolor'') is a [[Asiatic linsang\|linsang]], a tree-dwelling [[carnivorous]] mammal, native to much of [[Southeast Asia]]. It is widely, though usually sparsely, recorded, and listed as [[Least Concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name="iucn ~~status 19 November 2021"~~ />		The '''spotted linsang''' ('''''Prionodon pardicolor''''') is a [[Asiatic linsang\|linsang]], a tree-dwelling [[carnivorous]] mammal, native to much of [[Southeast Asia]]. It is widely, though usually sparsely, recorded, and listed as [[Least Concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name=iucn />

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==
	The spotted linsang resembles the [[banded linsang]] in its long, slender body, short limbs, elongated neck and head, and long tail. The ground colour ranges from dusky brown to light buff. Two long stripes extend from behind the ears to the shoulders or beyond, and two shorter stripes run along the neck. Three to four longitudinal rows of spots adorn the back, their size decreasing towards the belly. The fore legs are spotted to the paw, the hind legs to the hock. The cylindrical tail has eight or nine broad dark rings, separated by narrow white rings. The feet have five digits, and the area between the pads is covered with hair. The claws are retractile, claw sheaths are present on the fore paws, but the hind-paws have protective lobes of skin.<ref name=VanRompaey95>Van Rompaey, H. (1995). The Spotted Linsang, ''Prionodon pardicolor''. Small Carnivore Conservation 13: 10–13.</ref>		The spotted linsang resembles the [[banded linsang]] in its long, slender body, short limbs, elongated neck and head, and long tail. The ground colour ranges from dusky brown to light buff. Two long stripes extend from behind the ears to the shoulders or beyond, and two shorter stripes run along the neck. Three to four longitudinal rows of spots adorn the back, their size decreasing towards the belly. The fore legs are spotted to the paw, the hind legs to the hock. The cylindrical tail has eight or nine broad dark rings, separated by narrow white rings. The feet have five digits, and the area between the pads is covered with hair. The claws are retractile, claw sheaths are present on the fore paws, but the hind-paws have protective lobes of skin.<ref name=VanRompaey95>Van Rompaey, H. (1995). The Spotted Linsang, ''Prionodon pardicolor''. Small Carnivore Conservation 13: 10–13.</ref>
	It weighs about {{~~convert~~\|1\|lb\|kg\|~~abbr~~=on}} and measures in length ~~from~~ {{~~convert~~\|14\|-\|15\|in\|~~cm\|abbr~~=on}}~~, and the tail~~ {{~~convert~~\|12\|-\|13\|in\|cm\|~~abbr~~=on}}. Its height is about {{~~convert~~\|5\|-\|5.5\|in\|cm\|~~abbr~~=on}}, the girth of its chest {{~~convert~~\|5.75\|in\|cm\|~~abbr~~=on}}, and length of head to the [[occiput]] about {{~~convert~~\|3\|in\|cm\|~~abbr~~=on}}.<ref name=Hodgson1847>{{cite journal \|last1=Hodgson \|first1=B. H. \|year=1847 \|title=Observations on the manners and structure of ''Prionodon pardicolor'' \|journal=Calcutta Journal of Natural History \|volume=8 \|pages=40–45 \|url=https://archive.org/stream/calcuttajournalo08#page/40/mode/2up}}</ref>		It weighs about {{cvt\|1\|lb\|kg\|order=flip}} and measures in length about {{cvt\|14\|-\|15\|in\|order=flip}} with a {{cvt\|12\|-\|13\|in\|cm\|order=flip}} long tail. Its height is about {{cvt\|5\|-\|5.5\|in\|cm\|order=flip}}, the girth of its chest {{cvt\|5.75\|in\|cm\|order=flip}}, and length of head to the [[occiput]] about {{cvt\|3\|in\|cm\|order=flip}}.<ref name=Hodgson1847>{{cite journal \|last1=Hodgson \|first1=B. H. \|year=1847 \|title=Observations on the manners and structure of ''Prionodon pardicolor'' \|journal=Calcutta Journal of Natural History \|volume=8 \|pages=40–45 \|url=https://archive.org/stream/calcuttajournalo08#page/40/mode/2up}}</ref>

	== Distribution and habitat ==		== Distribution and habitat ==
	The range of the spotted linsang includes eastern [[Nepal]], [[Sikkim]], [[Assam]] and [[Bengal]] in [[India]], [[Bhutan]], northeastern [[Myanmar]], northern [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], northern [[Vietnam]], and western [[Sichuan]], [[Yunnan]] [[Guizhou]] and southwestern [[Guangxi]] in southern China. It is uncommon to rare throughout this range.<ref name=VanRompaey95 />		The range of the spotted linsang includes eastern [[Nepal]], [[Sikkim]], [[Assam]] and [[Bengal]] in [[India]], [[Bhutan]], northeastern [[Myanmar]], northern [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], northern [[Vietnam]], and western [[Sichuan]], [[Yunnan]] [[Guizhou]] and southwestern [[Guangxi]] in southern China. It is uncommon to rare throughout this range.<ref name=VanRompaey95 />
	It is rarely observed in northern Bengal.<ref>{{cite journal \|author1=Choudhury, A. U. \|year=1999 \|title=Conservation of small carnivores (mustelids, viverrids, herpestids and one ailurid) in north Bengal, India \|journal=Small Carnivore Conservation \|issue=20 \|pages=15–17 }}</ref> It primarily inhabits [[evergreen forest]]s and shrubland. A large portion of this habitat is not protected, and this may cause the spotted linsang to be threatened with extinction due to [[habitat loss]].<ref name=Jennings2015>{{cite journal \|author1=Jennings, A.P. \|name-list-style=amp \|author2=Veron, G. \|year=2015 \|title=Predicted distributions, niche comparisons, and conservation status of the spotted linsang (''Prionodon pardicolor'') and banded linsang (''Prionodon linsang'') \|journal=Mammal Research \|volume=60 \|issue=2 \|pages=107−116}}</ref>		It is rarely observed in northern Bengal.<ref>{{cite journal \|author1=Choudhury, A. U. \|year=1999 \|title=Conservation of small carnivores (mustelids, viverrids, herpestids and one ailurid) in north Bengal, India \|journal=Small Carnivore Conservation \|issue=20 \|pages=15–17}}</ref> It primarily inhabits [[evergreen forest]]s and shrubland. A large portion of this habitat is not protected, and this may cause the spotted linsang to be threatened with extinction due to [[habitat loss]].<ref name=Jennings2015>{{cite journal \|author1=Jennings, A.P. \|name-list-style=amp \|author2=Veron, G. \|year=2015 \|title=Predicted distributions, niche comparisons, and conservation status of the spotted linsang (''Prionodon pardicolor'') and banded linsang (''Prionodon linsang'') \|journal=Mammal Research \|volume=60 \|issue=2 \|pages=107−116\|doi=10.1007/s13364-014-0204-y \|s2cid=17396993}}</ref>
	In [[Nam Et-Phou Louey]] National Biodiversity Conservation Area, it was observed in secondary vegetation dominated by banana stands in 2017.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Chua \|first1=M. A. H. \|last2=Lim \|first2=K. K. P. \|name-list-style=amp \|year=2017 \|title=Spotted Linsang ''Prionodon pardicolor'' at Nam Et - Phou Louey National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Lao \|journal=Southeast Asia Vertebrate Records \|issue=2017 \|pages=5–6 \|url=https://www.ecologyasia.com/pdf/2017/seavr2017-003(p005-006).pdf}}</ref>		In [[Nam Et-Phou Louey]] National Biodiversity Conservation Area, it was observed in secondary vegetation dominated by banana stands in 2017.<ref name=Chua2017>{{cite journal \|last1=Chua \|first1=M. A. H. \|last2=Lim \|first2=K. K. P. \|name-list-style=amp \|year=2017 \|title=Spotted Linsang ''Prionodon pardicolor'' at Nam Et - Phou Louey National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Lao \|journal=Southeast Asia Vertebrate Records \|issue=2017 \|pages=5–6 \|url=https://www.ecologyasia.com/pdf/2017/seavr2017-003(p005-006).pdf}}</ref>

	== Ecology and behaviour ==		== Ecology and behaviour ==
	The spotted linsang is [[nocturnal]], solitary, and at least partly [[arboreal]].<ref~~>{{cite journal \|last1~~=Chua \|first1=M.A.H. \|last2=Lim \|first2=K.K.P. \|title=Spotted Linsang ''Prionodon pardicolor'' at Nam Et - Phou Louey National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Laos \|journal=Southeast Asia Vertebrate Records \|date=2017 \|url=https://www.ecologyasia.com/pdf/2017/seavr2017-003(p005-006).pdf}}</~~ref~~> It uses hollows in trees as resting and denning sites.<ref name=Hodgson1847/> It hunts on the ground and in trees and feeds on rodents, frogs and snakes. It has also been observed feeding on carcass.<ref name=VanRompaey95 />		The spotted linsang is [[nocturnal]], solitary, and at least partly [[arboreal]].<ref name=Chua2017/> It uses hollows in trees as resting and denning sites.<ref name=Hodgson1847/> It hunts on the ground and in trees and feeds on rodents, frogs and snakes. It has also been observed feeding on carcass.<ref name=VanRompaey95 />

	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
	The Asiatic linsangs (''Prionodon'') are not, as was traditionally thought, members of the [[Viverridae]] (which does include the African linsangs), and may instead be the closest living relatives of the family [[Felidae]]. They have been placed in their own family, the [[Prionodontidae]].<ref>~~Philippe~~ Gaubert ~~and Geraldine~~ Veron, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20050302185702/http://iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/mvpsg/pdf/Biblio/Gaubert_Veron_2003.pdf ~~Exhaustive sample set among Viverridae reveals~~ the ~~sister-group~~ of ~~felids:~~ the linsangs ~~as a case of extreme morphological~~ convergence ~~within Feliformia]"~~, ''~~[[The Royal Society]]~~'' (~~October 15~~, ~~2003~~).</ref>		The Asiatic linsangs (''Prionodon'') are not, as was traditionally thought, members of the [[Viverridae]] (which does include the African linsangs), and may instead be the closest living relatives of the family [[Felidae]]. They have been placed in their own family, the [[Prionodontidae]].<ref>{{cite journal \|author1=Gaubert, P. \|author2=Veron, G. \|date=2003 \|title=Exhaustive sample set among Viverridae reveals the sister-group of felids: the linsangs as a case of extreme morphological convergence within Feliformia \|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B \|volume=270 \|issue=1532 \|pages=2523–2530 \|doi=10.1098/rspb.2003.2521 \|pmid=14667345 \|pmc=1691530 \|url=http://iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/mvpsg/pdf/Biblio/Gaubert_Veron_2003.pdf \|access-date=2019-01-31 \|archive-date=2005-03-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050302185702/http://iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/mvpsg/pdf/Biblio/Gaubert_Veron_2003.pdf }}</ref>
			In 2004, [[Cytochrome b]] gene sequencing data changed the opinion of having Prionodon within the Viverrinae subfamily. Genetic data indicate that the similarities between Asiatic and African linsangs are due to convergence.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Gaubert \|first1=P. \|last2=Tranier \|first2=M. \|last3=Delmas \|first3=A.-S. \|last4=Colyn \|first4=M. \|last5=Veron \|first5=G. \|title=First molecular evidence for reassessing phylogenetic affinities between genets (''Genetta'') and the enigmatic genet-like taxa ''Osbornictis'', ''Poiana'' and ''Prionodon'' (Carnivora, Viverridae) \|journal=Zoologica Scripta \|date=2004 \|volume=33 \|issue=2 \|pages=117–129 \|doi=10.1111/j.1463-6409.2004.00140.x}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	\| status = LC		\| status = LC
	\| status_system = IUCN3.1		\| status_system = IUCN3.1
	\| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{~~Cite~~ iucn ~~\|title=''Prionodon pardicolor''~~ \|author=Duckworth, J.W. \|author2=Lau, M. \|author3=Choudhury, A. \|author4=Chutipong, W. \|author5=Timmins, R.J. \|author6=Willcox, D.H.A. \|author7=Chan, B. \|author8=Long, B. \|author9=Roberton, S. \|~~name-list-style~~=~~amp~~ \|page=e.T41706A45219917 \|date=~~2016~~}}</ref>		\| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn \|author=Duckworth, J.W. \|author2=Lau, M. \|author3=Choudhury, A. \|author4=Chutipong, W. \|author5=Timmins, R.J. \|author6=Willcox, D.H.A. \|author7=Chan, B. \|author8=Long, B. \|author9=Roberton, S. \|date=2016 \|title=''Prionodon pardicolor'' \|volume=2016 \|page=e.T41706A45219917 \|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41706A45219917.en \|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
			\| status2 = CITES_A1
			\| status2_system = CITES
	\| genus = Prionodon		\| genus = Prionodon
	\| species = pardicolor<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Wozencraft \| id=14000373 \|heading=Species ''Prionodon pardicolor''}}</ref>		\| species = pardicolor<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Wozencraft \| id=14000373 \|heading=Species ''Prionodon pardicolor''}}</ref>
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	The '''spotted linsang''' (''Prionodon pardicolor'') is a [[Asiatic linsang\|linsang]], a tree-dwelling [[carnivorous]] mammal, native to much of [[Southeast Asia]]. It is widely, though usually sparsely, recorded, and listed as [[Least Concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name=iucn/>		The '''spotted linsang''' (''Prionodon pardicolor'') is a [[Asiatic linsang\|linsang]], a tree-dwelling [[carnivorous]] mammal, native to much of [[Southeast Asia]]. It is widely, though usually sparsely, recorded, and listed as [[Least Concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

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{{speciesbox
| name = Spotted linsang
Temporal Range:

Middle [[Miocene]]-Present
| image = Prionodon pardicolor - Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology - DSC02486.JPG
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{Cite iucn |title=''Prionodon pardicolor'' |author=Duckworth, J.W. |author2=Lau, M. |author3=Choudhury, A. |author4=Chutipong, W. |author5=Timmins, R.J. |author6=Willcox, D.H.A. |author7=Chan, B. |author8=Long, B. |author9=Roberton, S. |name-list-style=amp |page=e.T41706A45219917 |date=2016}}</ref>
| genus = Prionodon
| species = pardicolor<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Wozencraft | id=14000373 |heading=Species ''Prionodon pardicolor''}}</ref>
| authority = [[Brian Houghton Hodgson|Hodgson]], 1842
| range_map = Spotted Linsang area.png
| range_map_caption = Spotted linsang range
}}

The '''spotted linsang''' (''Prionodon pardicolor'') is a [[Asiatic linsang|linsang]], a tree-dwelling [[carnivorous]] mammal, native to much of [[Southeast Asia]]. It is widely, though usually sparsely, recorded, and listed as [[Least Concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name=iucn/>

== Characteristics ==
The spotted linsang resembles the [[banded linsang]] in its long, slender body, short limbs, elongated neck and head, and long tail. The ground colour ranges from dusky brown to light buff. Two long stripes extend from behind the ears to the shoulders or beyond, and two shorter stripes run along the neck. Three to four longitudinal rows of spots adorn the back, their size decreasing towards the belly. The fore legs are spotted to the paw, the hind legs to the hock. The cylindrical tail has eight or nine broad dark rings, separated by narrow white rings. The feet have five digits, and the area between the pads is covered with hair. The claws are retractile, claw sheaths are present on the fore paws, but the hind-paws have protective lobes of skin.<ref name=VanRompaey95>Van Rompaey, H. (1995). The Spotted Linsang, ''Prionodon pardicolor''. Small Carnivore Conservation 13: 10–13.</ref>
It weighs about {{convert|1|lb|kg|abbr=on}} and measures in length from {{convert|14|-|15|in|cm|abbr=on}}, and the tail {{convert|12|-|13|in|cm|abbr=on}}. Its height is about {{convert|5|-|5.5|in|cm|abbr=on}}, the girth of its chest {{convert|5.75|in|cm|abbr=on}}, and length of head to the [[occiput]] about {{convert|3|in|cm|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Hodgson1847>{{cite journal |last1=Hodgson |first1=B. H. |year=1847 |title=Observations on the manners and structure of ''Prionodon pardicolor'' |journal=Calcutta Journal of Natural History |volume=8 |pages=40–45 |url=https://archive.org/stream/calcuttajournalo08#page/40/mode/2up}}</ref>

== Distribution and habitat ==
The range of the spotted linsang includes eastern [[Nepal]], [[Sikkim]], [[Assam]] and [[Bengal]] in [[India]], [[Bhutan]], northeastern [[Myanmar]], northern [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], northern [[Vietnam]], and western [[Sichuan]], [[Yunnan]] [[Guizhou]] and southwestern [[Guangxi]] in southern China. It is uncommon to rare throughout this range.<ref name=VanRompaey95 />
It is rarely observed in northern Bengal.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Choudhury, A. U. |year=1999 |title=Conservation of small carnivores (mustelids, viverrids, herpestids and one ailurid) in north Bengal, India |journal=Small Carnivore Conservation |issue=20 |pages=15–17 }}</ref> It primarily inhabits [[evergreen forest]]s and shrubland. A large portion of this habitat is not protected, and this may cause the spotted linsang to be threatened with extinction due to [[habitat loss]].<ref name=Jennings2015>{{cite journal |author1=Jennings, A.P. |name-list-style=amp |author2=Veron, G. |year=2015 |title=Predicted distributions, niche comparisons, and conservation status of the spotted linsang (''Prionodon pardicolor'') and banded linsang (''Prionodon linsang'') |journal=Mammal Research |volume=60 |issue=2 |pages=107−116}}</ref>
In [[Nam Et-Phou Louey]] National Biodiversity Conservation Area, it was observed in secondary vegetation dominated by banana stands in 2017.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chua |first1=M. A. H. |last2=Lim |first2=K. K. P. |name-list-style=amp |year=2017 |title=Spotted Linsang ''Prionodon pardicolor'' at Nam Et - Phou Louey National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Lao |journal=Southeast Asia Vertebrate Records |issue=2017 |pages=5–6 |url=https://www.ecologyasia.com/pdf/2017/seavr2017-003(p005-006).pdf}}</ref>

== Ecology and behaviour ==
The spotted linsang is [[nocturnal]], solitary, and at least partly [[arboreal]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chua |first1=M.A.H. |last2=Lim |first2=K.K.P. |title=Spotted Linsang ''Prionodon pardicolor'' at Nam Et - Phou Louey National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Laos |journal=Southeast Asia Vertebrate Records |date=2017 |url=https://www.ecologyasia.com/pdf/2017/seavr2017-003(p005-006).pdf}}</ref> It uses hollows in trees as resting and denning sites.<ref name=Hodgson1847/> It hunts on the ground and in trees and feeds on rodents, frogs and snakes. It has also been observed feeding on carcass.<ref name=VanRompaey95 />

==Taxonomy==
The Asiatic linsangs (''Prionodon'') are not, as was traditionally thought, members of the [[Viverridae]] (which does include the African linsangs), and may instead be the closest living relatives of the family [[Felidae]]. They have been placed in their own family, the [[Prionodontidae]].<ref>Philippe Gaubert and Geraldine Veron, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20050302185702/http://iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/mvpsg/pdf/Biblio/Gaubert_Veron_2003.pdf Exhaustive sample set among Viverridae reveals the sister-group of felids: the linsangs as a case of extreme morphological convergence within Feliformia]", ''[[The Royal Society]]'' (October 15, 2003).</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category|Prionodon pardicolor}}

{{Carnivora|V.}}

{{Taxonbar|from=Q1344102}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linsang, spotted}}
[[Category:Viverrids]]
[[Category:Carnivorans of Asia]]
[[Category:Mammals of Southeast Asia]]
[[Category:Mammals of Bhutan]]
[[Category:Mammals of Myanmar]]
[[Category:Mammals of Cambodia]]
[[Category:Mammals of China]]
[[Category:Mammals of India]]
[[Category:Mammals of Laos]]
[[Category:Mammals of Nepal]]
[[Category:Mammals of Thailand]]
[[Category:Mammals of Vietnam]]
[[Category:Least concern biota of Asia|Spotted linsang]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1842]]

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