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Pardofelis temminckii
Asian golden cat is a medium-sized forest cat of South and Southeast Asia. Deforestation and poaching make it scarce and difficult to monitor across much of its range.
Map: Ecoregions 2017 © RESOLVE (CC BY 4.0) · Natural Earth (PD)
It uses tropical, subtropical, and montane forests, sometimes reaching high elevations. Main habitat types in this guide are forest, mountain.
Typical length 66-105 cm, weight 9 kg-16 kg. Coat color is highly variable, from golden-red to gray or dark, with pale facial streaks.
It is active in repeated bouts across day and night and usually solitary. It is solitary and searches the forest floor for prey.
It is carnivorous. Rodents, birds, reptiles, and small deer may be hunted.
Females give birth to small litters in concealed dens and rear them alone.
Declines or fragmentation make monitoring important. Deforestation and poaching make it scarce and difficult to monitor across much of its range.
