Wildlifeof Thailand
Spotted Linsang
Prionodontidae
Photo: Daderot · Public domain
Prionodon pardicolor
Basic stats
Diet
Rodents, birds, insects, reptiles, frogs, eggs, carrion and fruit
Habitat
Dense tropical forest
Range
Eastern Himalayas and mainland Southeast Asia
Size
Head and body 38–41cm
Weight
About 595g
The spotted linsang is a slim arboreal carnivore with velvet-like orange-buff to pale-brown fur, longitudinal rows of spots and a long tail marked by dark rings. Head-and-body length is 38–41 cm and reported average mass about 595 g (Animal Diversity Web).
It occurs from the eastern Himalayas into mainland Southeast Asia and occupies dense tropical forest. Mostly nocturnal and solitary, it hunts rodents, birds, insects, reptiles and frogs, while also taking eggs, carrion and fruit. Day refuges include tree hollows and spaces beneath roots (Animal Diversity Web). It is Nationally Vulnerable (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Spotted Linsang eat?
- Rodents, birds, insects, reptiles, frogs, eggs, carrion and fruit
- What habitat does the Spotted Linsang live in?
- Dense tropical forest
- Where is the Spotted Linsang found?
- Eastern Himalayas and mainland Southeast Asia
- How big is the Spotted Linsang?
- Head and body 38–41cm
- How much does the Spotted Linsang weigh?
- About 595g