Introduction I have updated this page today December 28, 2021. Information about the wild cat species needs to be regularly updated to keep pace with their status in the wild vis-à-vis their numbers. Inevitably, due to habitat loss and other ongoing threats, the number of Asiatic golden cats is decreasing year-on-year. However, readers should …
B. Tan in their work: The status of felids in China, dated 1984, state that two male Asiatic golden cats weighed 14.5 kg and 15.75 kg respectively.
Key Facts Scientific name – Catopuma temminck – alternative: Pardofelis temminckii Body Length(mm) -750-1050 Weight (kg) – 8-15 (average) Litter Size – 1-3 average Life Span – 18 years Status – Near Threatened Subspecies C.t.dominicanorum – South China C.t.temmincki – Himalayas to Sumatra C.t.Tristis – S.W Chinese Highlands Date: around 2002. The distribution of …
View Asian Golden Cat Distribution 2009 in a larger map The Asiatic golden cat range presented here in the red areas on the above map is carefully based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ (Red List) version. It is as at 2009. The scientific name for this cat is, Pardofelis temminckii. If …
