Measurements: HB 500-565, T 300-365, HF 72-88 (13 specimens).

Identification: Buffy grey to reddish brown, with distinct dark brown or black bars across the back and stripes on the face. Tail mostly dark brown, banded only at the base.

Similar species: the Banded Linsang, Prionodon linsang, is smaller, with an entirely banded tail and spots on the body in addition to barring.

Ecology and Habitat: Nocturnal. Travels and feeds mainly on the ground but sleeps in holes either in the ground or in trees. Diet includes earthworms, insects and other small animals, both invertebrate and vertebrate. Occurs in tall and secondary forests.