The Leopard Cat true to it's name is about the size of a domestic cat and has a pelage pattern that is similar to that of a leopard. It's limbs are however relatively longer. Dorsal pelage colour ranges from pale tawny to yellow-red to pale grey and ventral colour is usually white and spotted. The sides are covered by black rosettes and solid spots run down the limbs and tail. Head is relatively small. The chin is white in colour. Two parallel black stripes run across the cheek cranio-caudally. Iris is golden brown to grey in colour. Ear pinnae are rounded, black and have distinct white spot on the outer side.
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Felis bengalensis Kerr, 1792 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
SubSpecies Varieties Races
Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis (Kerr, 1792)
; Prionailurus bengalensis horsfieldi (Gray, 1842)
; Prionailurus bengalensis trevelyani Pocock, 1939
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Trophic Strategy
Predator
Diseases
Feline Panleucopenia
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
Description
Assam
Recorded in all the districts and most of the protected areas.
Recorded in all the districts and most of the protected areas.
Anwaruddin Choudhury
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Global Distribution
India, China, Myanmar, Thailand
Distribution In India
Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka, West Bengal.
Distribution In Assam
Records from Barail range in Dima Hasao district and Innerline RF in Hailakandi district. The only record from a protected area was in Manas NP.
Distribution
India, Nepal, Pakistan
Global Distribution
South and East Asia Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis : Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia and China Prionailurus bengalensis horsfieldi : Nepal and Bhutan Prionailurus bengalensis trevelyani : Pakistan
Indian Distribution
Central, North East and North West India Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis : North East India Prionailurus bengalensis horsfieldi : North West India, Uttarakhand and Sikkim Prionailurus bengalensis trevelyani : North West India and Jammu & Kashmir
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Trends
Stable
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
IUCN Redlist Status: Least concern
IUCN redlist Status: Least Concern
CITES Appendix - II
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Legislation
Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, Schedule - I
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Leopard Cat (On-line). International Society for Endangered Cats. https://wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/asia/leopard-cat , accessed on 6th May 2018
- Ross, J., Brodie, J., Cheyne, S., Hearn, A., Izawa, M., Loken, B., Lynam, A., McCarthy, J., Mukherjee, S., Phan, C., Rasphone, A. & Wilting, A. 2015. Prionailurus bengalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T18146A50661611. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18146A50661611.en. Downloaded on 02 April 2018
- Wilson and Reeder, 2005
- Alfred et al., 2002, 2006
- Pocock, 1939
Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
- Choudhury AU. 2013. Mammals of Northeast India
Information Listing > References
- Leopard Cat (On-line). International Society for Endangered Cats. https://wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/asia/leopard-cat , accessed on 6th May 2018
- Ross, J., Brodie, J., Cheyne, S., Hearn, A., Izawa, M., Loken, B., Lynam, A., McCarthy, J., Mukherjee, S., Phan, C., Rasphone, A. & Wilting, A. 2015. Prionailurus bengalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T18146A50661611. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18146A50661611.en. Downloaded on 02 April 2018
- Wilson and Reeder, 2005
- Alfred et al., 2002, 2006
- Pocock, 1939
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Journal of Threatened TaxaA preliminary checklist of butterflies from the northern Eastern Ghats with notes on new and significant species records including three new reports for peninsular India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaUrban biodiversity: an insight into the terrestrial vertebrate diversity of Guwahati, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaCamera-trapping survey to assess diversity, distribution and photographic capture rate of terrestrial mammals in the aftermath of the ethnopolitical conflict in Manas National Park, Assam, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaSmall carnivores of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, the southern Western Ghats, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaSmall carnivores of the montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaSmall carnivores of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, southern Western Ghats, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaCamera trap records of Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus and Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) from Papikonda National Park, northern Eastern Ghats, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaFaunal diversity in a semi-evergreen forest of Bornadi-Khalingduar Complex of Assam, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaSmall carnivores of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaVertebrate fauna of the Chambal River Basin, with emphasis on the National Chambal Sanctuary, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaCEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Mammals of the Meghamalai landscape, southern Western Ghats, India - a review
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Journal of Threatened TaxaAn Assessment of Entomofauna for Management and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Gangotri Landscape, Uttarakhand
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Felidae |
| Genus | Prionailurus |
| Species | Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr 1792) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
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