In the 19th and 20th centuries, the following zoological specimens were described: Arctictis is a monotypic taxon its morphology is similar to that of members of the genera Paradoxurus and Paguma. The generic name Arctictis was proposed by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1824. Viverra binturong was the scientific name proposed by Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1822 for a specimen from Malacca. The scientific name Arctictis means 'bear-weasel', from Greek arkt- 'bear' + iktis 'weasel'.
In Riau, it is called 'benturong' and 'tenturun'. "Binturong" is its common name in Borneo, that is related to the Western Malayo-Polynesian root "ma-tuRun".
The binturong is the only living species in the genus Arctictis. It is uncommon in much of its range, and has been assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because of a declining population trend that is estimated at more than 30% since the mid-1980s. The binturong ( Arctictis binturong) ( / b ɪ n ˈ tj ʊər ɒ ŋ, ˈ b ɪ n tj ʊr ɒ ŋ/, bin- TURE-ong, BIN-ture-ong), also known as the bearcat is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia.
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