Prionodon linsang

(Hardwicke, 1821)

Banded Linsang

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Feloidea
Family : Prionodontidae
Genus : Prionodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hardwicke, T. 1821-06-21. Descriptions of the wild dog of Sumatra, a new species of Viverra, and a new species of pheasant. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13(1):235-238.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754978

Original name as described

Viverra? Linsang

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1986.160

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cacbe411-dc81-4e71-bb8e-16508de3be92 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1053457-579e-4035-af13-a91133be23ad

Type locality

Malacca, Malaysia. [restricted by Robinson & Kloss (1920) to "Malacca"].

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Myanmar · Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

moved from Viverridae to Prionodontidae

Taxonomy notes citation

Gaubert, P., & Veron, G. (2003). Exhaustive sample set among Viverridae reveals the sister-group of felids: the linsangs as a case of extreme morphological convergence within Feliformia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 270(1532), 2523-2530.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006025

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Felis gracilis

(Horsfield, 1821)

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.548

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aca3eb7b-a5de-4996-84f4-451c7c9bd2b5

Authority page

pl. 23

Authority publication

London

Prionodon maculosus

Blanford, 1878

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

maculosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.8.1.28

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f024cde3-85cf-4f3c-a8f9-83a7b5baa197

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36170100

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra? Linsang

(Hardwicke, 1821)

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

linsang

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1986.160

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cacbe411-dc81-4e71-bb8e-16508de3be92 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1053457-579e-4035-af13-a91133be23ad

Authority page

236, pl. 24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754978

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Prionodontes prehensilis

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

prehensilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1986.160

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cacbe411-dc81-4e71-bb8e-16508de3be92 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1053457-579e-4035-af13-a91133be23ad

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Prionodon linsang fredericae

Sody, 1936

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

fredericae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.33550.a, RMNH.MAM.33550.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33550.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33550.b

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Prionodon linsang interliniurus

Sody, 1949

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

interliniurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.9842.a, RMNH.MAM.9842.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9842.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9842.b

Authority page

157

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra gracilis

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

346

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523763

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Genetta lisang

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

lisang

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207641

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Prionodon gracilis

C. H. Smith, 1842

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

175

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Prionodon linsang

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

linsang

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006025) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41705/45219711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Prionodon linsang gracilis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Prionodon linsang linsang

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

linsang

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Viverra Hardwichii

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Prionodontidae

Root name

hardwichii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207640

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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