The spotted linsang is a linsang found throughout much of Southeast Asia. It weighs about 0.45 kg and measures in length from 36–38 cm, and the tail 30–33 cm. It stalks its prey by crawling on its belly, when it is often mistaken for a python or other heavy-built, perhaps even venomous snakes due to its slender appearance. Its diet consists of insects, rodents, lizards, birds and small mammals.