Stats

Lifespan: 10-25 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Cathemeral
Social: Solitary
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Southeast Asia
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Vulnerable

About

The binturong, or bearcat, is a shaggy-furred Southeast Asian viverrid with a fully prehensile tail — one of only a handful of carnivores that can grip branches like a fifth limb. Its scent glands produce 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, the same compound responsible for the smell of popcorn.

Life cycle

1.
newborn
A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2.
juvenile
A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Arctictis
Species: Arctictis binturong