Pictures and facts about the Leopard cat

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Leopard cat

Order : Carnivora
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Species : Prionailurus bengalensis

The Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) lives in South-east Asia. Its size and fur color differs largely depending on the region. In Indonesia, the leopard cat is as large as a domestic cat, while in the eastern part of China and Russia, it can grow as large as 60 - 90 centimeters long with a 30 - 40 centimeter long tail. It lives in forests near the water.

The leopard cat is a solitary animal and sleeps in caves or hollow trees and is an excellent climber. It hunts at night on birds, rodents, bats, hares or domestic poultry. In the wild, they can become 10 - 15 years of age.

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Facts about the leopard cat

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Although they do not appear to be heavier in the wild than weights commonly attained in house cats, some leopard cats are much longer than house cats if measured from head to tail.

Tewes The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a relatively common felid found throughout southeast Asia.

The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is the most widely distributed animal, compared with the other two.

The Leopard Cat is a nocturnal animal hunting for rodents, hares, birds and even bats.

The most common wild cat of southern Asia, leopard cats are small spotted cats about the size of a domestic cat, but rather long in the legs.

The species Prionailurus bengalensis is not endangered, but some of the subspecies are.

Prionailurus bengalensis is widely distributed throughout Asia, including several islands. (Full text)

The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a relatively common felid found throughout southeast Asia. (Full text)

Leopard cats are usually classified in the genus Felis, but Wozencraft (1993) in his recent review of cat taxonomy put them in the genus Prionailurus. (Full text)

The leopard cat is a beautiful spotted cat which is similar in size to a tall domestic cat. (Full text)

euptilurus (Amur Cat - see picture below) Broadly speaking the leopard cat is a little larger than a big domestic cat and has a base fur colour that ranges from yellow/brown to grey/brown, found mostly in the north of its range. (Full text)

--> Despite its name, the Asian Leopard Cat is not restricted to southern Asia, but can be found across India, through China, Korea and the Soviet Far East. (Full text)

Distribution and Habitat Leopard Cats are one of the most common and widely distributed wild cats (Full text)

Please remember, Asian leopard cats are (Full text)

Leopard cats are not naturally aggressive animals; in fact, they are slightly shy and highly intelligent. (Full text)

moved to the smaller wild cat species and the leopard cat is under continued threat from hunting in many parts of its range. (Full text)

Asian Leopard Cats are true wild felines that live in various forest and jungle habitats throughout India and (Full text)

In China, Leopard cats are called the money cats, as their spots resemble Chinese coins. (Full text)

Leopard cats are heavily persecuted. (Full text)

Physical Appearance The leopard cat is approximately the size of a domestic house cat, but with longer legs. (Full text)