The leopard cat is a small wild cat with dark spots across a tawny colored body and limbs. It has two dark stripes running from its eyes to its ears and smaller white streaks running from its eyes to its nose, along with two to four rows of elongated spots along its back. Its tail is about half the length of its head and body.
Facts
Scientific NamePrionailurus bengalensis 2 Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Leopard Cat
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Leopard Cat
In Ecosystem
Source Wikipedia: Leopard Cat
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Leopard Cat
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q42627 (P225 taxon name)
lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 348793
It inhabits tropical evergreen rainforests, subtropical deciduous and coniferous forests up to an elevation of 4,474 m (14,678 ft) in the Himalayas.
Threats
In China, leopard cats are hunted mainly for their fur.
Phylogeny
The following cladogram shows the phylogenetic relationships of the leopard cat as derived through analysis of nuclear DNA: Archaeological evidence indicates that the leopard cat was the first cat species domesticated in Neolithic China about 5,000 years ago in Shaanxi and Henan Provinces.
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The leopard cat is listed in CITES Appendix II.
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Child Taxon Of: Felidae, Lead
The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat with dark spots on the tawny-coloured body and limbs.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead section
It inhabits tropical evergreen rainforests, subtropical deciduous and coniferous forests up to an elevation of 4,474 m (14,678 ft) in the Himalayas.
In Ecosystem: Western Ghats, Distribution and habitat
In India, the leopard cat has been recorded in protected areas of the Himalayas and their foothills, of the Terai and Dooars, the Brahmaputra Valley, Garo Hills and in the southern part of the Western Ghats.
View the Source 3. GBIF Species API
4. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: prionailurus bengalensis
4817 Prionailurus bengalensis Felidae 0 70 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC S A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 3300 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt row Prionailurus bengalensis, Activity columns
Prionailurus bengalensis Felidae 0 70 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC S A 1 1 1
View the Source 5. AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic Resources: AnAge entry for Prionailurus bengalensis
AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic ResourcesLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevityQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
Maximum longevity 17 years (captivity)
Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Leopard Cat
Child Taxon Of: Prionailurus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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