Binturong: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the binturong lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Arctictis binturong
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Viverridae

Where does the binturong live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the binturong in 2 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Serang, Nusakambangan Island.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the binturong endangered?

The binturong’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the binturong?

The binturong (Arctictis binturong) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Viverridae, genus Arctictis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the binturong

The binturong (Arctictis binturong) (; bin-TURE-ong, BIN-ture-ong), also known as the bearcat, is an arboreal viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the only species in the genus Arctictis, and it is divided into nine subspecies. It has long, thick hair, and is primarily dark in appearance, but can also have a whitish speckled pelage. It is unique in morphology with its popcorn-scented musk glands, and its long, bushy, prehensile tail.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Binturong (revision 1380747523), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q213141 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).