Weird animal: looks like a red panda crossed with a racoon dog, what is it?

It's a Chinese carnivore, not feline at all, and has vertical bands around its belly. Fur is very thick with strong guard hairs. About 40 inches long.





Any ideas?Weird animal: looks like a red panda crossed with a racoon dog, what is it?
That's a tough one. I can't find a carnivore endemic to China that has vertical bands on its belly.





Here are some options and pictures:





Owston's Palm Civet http://itech.pjc.edu/sctag/Owston's_palm鈥?/a>





Dhole http://www.predatorconservation.com/imag鈥?/a>





Crab-eating mongoose http://www.electron.rmutphysics.com/scie鈥?/a>





Common palm civet http://www.coconutstudio.com/Shoreline%2鈥?/a>Weird animal: looks like a red panda crossed with a racoon dog, what is it?
Maybe it's a marten? http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues02/Co12鈥?/a>





You might want to try looking here: http://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals鈥?/a>
I'd say it's some type of civet like the rasse


http://itech.pjc.edu/sctag/Small_Indian_鈥?/a>