Asian golden cat
| Asian golden cat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Catopuma |
| Species: | C. temminckii
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| Binomial name | |
| Catopuma temminckii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
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| Distribution of the Asian golden cat, 2015[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pardofelis temminckii | |
The Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) is a medium-sized wild cat native to the northeastern Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and China. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2025, and is threatened by poaching and habitat destruction, since Southeast Asian forests are undergoing the world's fastest regional deforestation.[1]
The Asian golden cat's scientific name honours Coenraad Jacob Temminck. It is also called Temminck's cat and Asiatic golden cat.[2]
- ^ a b c d Petersen, W.J..; Coudrat, C.N.Z.; Dhendup, T.; Ghimirey, Y.; Gray, T.N.E.; Shariff, M.; Montomery, C.; Mukherjee, S.; Rahman, H.; Kun, S. (2025). "Catopuma temminckii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025: e.T4038A245236583. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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