60 CARNIVORA. 



animal, with small dark brown spots on a brown 

 ground. Along the back there are no spots ; these are 

 placed along the half side nearest the belly. The tail 

 is about 2 feet long, brown and striped. The total 

 length of the animal is about 3 feet. 



The skin is of little or no value, and is only imported 

 with the more saleable monkey-skins. 



WOOLLY PAGUMA. 



Paguma langifer. 



Called sometimes the Masked Paguma. 



This extremely rare animal is about 4 feet long, 

 including the tail. This appendage is rather more than 

 half the length of the body. The head is marked with 

 dark lines at the mouth, and the nose pointed. The 

 ears are rather short. There are fine curved nails in its 

 feet, which indicate its arboreal habits. The toes are 

 dark brown. Its skin is shaped like a kangaroo ; and 

 the fur is dense, rather harsh to the touch, and about 

 1 J inches long. It is of a greyish colour. The tail is 

 broader at base than at the tip, which is black. 



The Woolly Paguma inhabits Nepaul and China, but 

 little is known of its habits. 



