MAMMALS OF BORNEO. 21 



GENUS LINSANG. 



LINSANG GRACILIS. 



Fell's grcicilis, Horsf. Zool. Researches, 1824. 



This animal is strikingly characterised b}- a slender body, 

 a tapering head and sharp muzzle, a long and thick tail, and 

 slender delicate limbs. The bod}- in length is nearl}' equal to 

 that of the domestic cat, but, in consequence of its slender make, 

 it has a greater resemblance in form to the various species of 

 Viverra. Dimensions : length of body from nose to root of 

 tail, ift. 3iin. ; the head, 2^\\n. ; the tail, ift. ^in. 



On a ground of pale yellowish white, which covers the 

 throat, breast, belly, sides, and part of the back and tail, the 

 distinguishing marks of a deep brown colour, inclining to 

 black, are arranged in the following manner : four transverse 

 bands, gradually increasing in breadth, cover the back at 

 intervals between the limbs ; on the rump are two narrow 

 bands ; two longitudinal stripes take their origin, one between 

 the ears, the other near the posterior angle of the eye, on 

 each side, and pass, with interruption at the transverse bands, 

 to the thighs, when they are continued by numerous large 

 spots which cover these parts. 



Hab. Baram River (C. Hose). 



GENUS P A II A D X U II U S . 



PARADOXURUS HERMAPHRODITUS. 



Paradoxanis hcrmaphvoditvs^ G^i"^}'; P.Z.S. 1832, p. 67 ; 

 1859, p. 113. 



Tail more than three quarters the length of the head and 

 body, sometimes quite as long or a little longer. Fur of 

 moderate length in general, not so long and ragged as in 

 P. nigcr. Colour, brownish grey, occasionally ashy. Under 

 fur, when present, brownish, the longer hairs light brown or 

 grey, with occasionally black tips, but these are not as a rule 

 greatly developed, though some Bornean specimen have long 

 sooty brown termination. The back is generally more or less 

 distinctly striped with black longitudinally, the number of 

 stripes varying, and the lateral bands, being often replaced by 

 rows of spots. The markings are very variable, and in some 

 cases I have obtained specimens with white tips to the tails. 

 This species is very common both on the mountains and on 

 the low country, and is very destructive to poultry. The 

 Dyak name is ' Munsang.' 



Mount Dulit, 2,000 feet (C. Hose). Mount Lambir, 

 1,000 feet (C. Hose). Sarawak (A. Everett). 



