Leopard cat
Prionailurus bengalensis
CommonPhoto: Soumyajit Nandy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mammalcarnivore
The leopard cat is a small wild cat with golden fur dotted with dark spots. Found across parts of Asia, it has striking face markings like dark stripes from its eyes to ears. Its long tail helps it balance as it moves through the trees.
- Dark spots cover its tawny body and legs, helping it blend into dappled sunlight.
- Two bold black streaks run from each eye back toward its ears.
- Its tail is half as long as the rest of its body.
ForestGrasslandAsia
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Prionailurus bengalensis
- Habitat
- Forest, Grassland
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)