Quick facts

Lifespan

25 Years

Diet

Feeding on small mammals, birds, fish, earthworms, insects and fruits.

Habitat

Tall tree in lowland area.

Range

Range stretching from northeast India and Bangladesh to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and the Philippines

The Binturong is the largest species of the civets. It is also known as the Asian Bearcat or simply the Bearcat, probably because this black, thick-furred creature looks much like a long-tailed bear.