Spotted Linsang

The spotted linsang is a slender, tree-living carnivore with a long body, short limbs, an elongated neck and head and a long tail. The ground colour ranges from dusky brown to light buff, two long stripes run from behind the ears to the shoulders, and three or four lengthwise rows of spots adorn the back. It weighs about 0.45kg (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is nocturnal, solitary and at least partly arboreal, hunting on the ground and in trees for rodents, frogs and snakes, and it has also been seen feeding on carcasses. Its range includes eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Bhutan and north-eastern Myanmar east to southern China.