Summary: are black parts with white hairs intermixed, but in old individuals little of the grizzling remains. No pale chin or throat markings. Hind limbs, feet, and tail dark brown or black. Boots short and pale. Large naked pads like those of Paradoxurus. Dimensions, Head and body ISH inches, tail llf, height at the shoulder 13.3. A skull is nearly 5 inches long and over 3 broad across the zygomatic arches. Distribution, Assam, Burma, the Islands of Malacca Peninsula and Borneo, and the whole coast of Sumatra. Inhabits the forests, creeks, and rivers. Very limited spread, and has not been recorded from the islands of further east. Habits, It is a solitary, nocturnal animal. It lives in the trees, and will sometimes come down to the ground. Wandhraaff obtained one near Moulmain. It is very fierce in captivity unless captured young. Young ones are frequently brought in by the natives for sale. The cubs are easily tamed, becoming very lively. The regions on which they live show few or no remnants of them.