BINTURONG (Arctictis binturong), the single species of the genus, ranging from Nepal through the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Java. This animal is allied to the palm-civets, but differs from that family by its tufted ears and long, bushy, pre hensile tail, which is thick at the root and almost equals in length the head and body together (from 28 to 33 in.) . The fur is long and coarse, of a dull black with a grey wash on the head and f ore limbs. In habits the binturong is nocturnal, inhabiting forests, and living on small vertebrates, worms, insects and fruits.