A carnivore of Africa with striking white stripes on a black body. It is active alone at night and eats small animals and insects.
It has glossy, coarse black fur, white spots on the face, and broad white stripes running from the head toward the tail.
It is almost entirely nocturnal and usually solitary, resting in hollow trees or rock crevices. It eats rodents, frogs, lizards, birds, and beetles.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.