Description ³

A crest of lengthened black bristles from the nape along the back. No woolly underfur. Tail extending nearly to hocks, scantily haired except at the tip, which is compressed and fringed on each side. Black, more or less mixed with rusty brown or whitish ; young animals browner, old animals greyish. The young, when just born, are light brown, with longitudinal stripes of dark brown.

Habitat ⁴

Densely forested mountainous terrain, brushlands, dry ridges, swamps; sometimes in fields, marshes. Often in mixed hardwood forest with permanent water source. Seasonal changes in habitat use are linked to food availability.

Conservation status ⁵

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern

Sources and Credits

1. (c) okaloosascience, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by okaloosascience
2. (c) Jerzy Strzelecki, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Locha%28js%29.jpg
3. Adapted by okaloosascience from a work by (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26325167
4. Adapted by okaloosascience from a work by (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28834595
5. Adapted by okaloosascience from a work by (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26049331

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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