Arctictis binturong

Conservation: CITES – Appendix III (India); IUCN – Vulnerable as A. b. whitei, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Sumber: Order Carnivora

Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China (Yunnan), India (incl. Sikkim), Indonesia (Kalimantan, Java, Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippine Isls (Palawan), Thailand, Vietnam.

Sumber: Order Carnivora

DISTRIBUTION: S. E. Asia; W. Indonesia to Borneo and Java; Palawan (Philippine Isis.); Yunnan (China) (SW).

Sumber: Order Carnivora

Habitat. Primary and secondary forest, including grassland / forest mosaic. Found up to 1500 m on Borneo, and from 700 to 2500 m on Sumatra. In north-east India, it is restricted to dense tropical and subtropical forests up to 2000 m.

Sumber: Viverridae

Movements, Home range and Social organization. Solitary, but sometimes females are seen with young. Arboreal, but will descend to the ground. Binturongs can climb trees with ease, but progress slowly and deliberately, using their long prehensile tails for balance and to hold branches for support. On the ground, they are plantigrade and walk along on the soles oftheir feet. In Thailand, five radio-collared males had a mean annual range size of 6 - 2 km? (range 4 - 7 to 7 - 7 km?); wet season ranges were larger. The home range overlaps were substantial (mean = 35 %) indicating a lack of territories. The mean one-day movement distance was 688 m. In another study in Thailand, the home range of a female was 4 - 0 km? and 20 - 5 km? for a male (with a core area of 3 - 5 km?). Captive Binturongs utter high-pitched whines and howls, rasping growls, and a variety of grunts and hisses when excited.

Sumber: Viverridae

Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix III (India). Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. Classified as Critically Endangered on the China Red List. Habitat loss and degradation could be a major threat: in South-east Asia, there has been forest loss and degradation through logging and conversion to non-forest land-uses. On Borneo, the overall density of civets (including the Binturong) in logged forests was found to be significantly lower than in primary forests. In the Philippines, Binturongs are harvested for the pet trade. Hunting is a threat, particularly snaring, as they descend to the ground occasionally; in Vietnam, a Binturong was found in a snare-trap. There has been an increased demand for civet meat in Chinese and Vietnamese markets; it is considered particularly tasty in parts of Laos and civets are also taken for human consumption in southern areas. Binturongs are found in markets in Laos and skins are traded to Vietnam. They are hunted in north-east India, as civet oil is believed to have aphrodisiac properties. Field surveys, ecological studies, and assessments of threats are needed. In order to manage captive breeding programs of this species, there is a Population Management Plan in American zoos and a European Studbook Programme in European zoos.

Sumber: Viverridae