Binturong
Asian mammal also known as a bearcat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The binturong (Arctictis binturong) (/bɪnˈtjʊərɒŋ, ˈbɪntjʊrɒŋ/, bin-TURE-ong, BIN-ture-ong), also known as the 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. It is estimated to have declined at least 30% since the mid-1980s.[1] The binturong is the only species in the genus Arctictis.
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Binturong | |
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In the Zoo Parc Overloon, the Netherlands | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Viverridae |
Subfamily: | Paradoxurinae |
Genus: | Arctictis Temminck, 1824 |
Species: | A. binturong[2] |
Binomial name | |
Arctictis binturong[2] (Raffles, 1822) | |
Binturong range |
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