Binturong

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  • Scientific Name: Arctictis Binturong
  • Indonesian Name: Binturong
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Carnivora
  • Country Origins: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines, and Indonesia.
  • Province: Kalimantan and Java

Conservation Status

Extinct

Extinct in the Wild

Critically Endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near Threatened

Least Concern

General Information

Habitat:

Tropical forests

Height:

120cm to 180cm

Weight:

9kg up to 24kg

Diet:

Omnivorous. 80% of fruit. Small prey.

Lifespan:

25 years

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Binturong

Fun Facts

It has a popcorn-like scent, which comes from the secretions from its perineal glands

Baby binturongs are called binlets.

The meaning of the word “Binturong” is unknown. The language from which it comes from is now extinct.

Bintorong are in the order Carnivora, but they mainly eat fruit.

Bintorong’s live in high forest canopies and rarely come down to the ground.

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