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Arctictis binturong Raffles 1822 (binturong)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

PaleoDB taxon number: 232055

Alternative combination: Viverra binturong

Synonyms: Ictides albifrons Cuvier 1822 (no. 232102), Ictides ater Cuvier and Geoffroy 1824 (no. 232056), Paradoxurus albifrons Cuvier 1822 (no. 232101)

Belongs to Arctictis according to R. I. Pocock 1933

Sister taxon: Arctictis niasensis

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 149.4, humerus length 135.5, radius length 115.5, scapula 78.5 x 56.0, skull 139.0 x 82.0, tibia length 142.2, ulna length 124.9

Estimated body mass: 9.79 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length