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Binturong

Binturong \Bin"tu*rong\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis.

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binturong

n. a large species of civet, ''Arctictis binturong'', of southern Asia

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binturong

n. arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair [syn: bearcat, Arctictis bintourong]

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Binturong

The binturong (Arctictis binturong), also known as bearcat, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is uncommon in much of its range, and has been assessed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because of a declining population trend that is estimated at more than 30% over the last three decades.

Thomas Stamford Raffles first described a specimen from Malacca. In Riau, Indonesia it was known as tenturun.

The binturong is a monotypic genus. Its genus name Arctictis means ‘bear-weasel’, from Greek arkt- ‘bear’ + iktis ‘weasel’.

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Civet, Genette, Linsang, Suricate, Binturong and Mongoose, though this last is separated by Jerdon, who follows Blyth.