The African golden cat geographic range (distribution throughout the planet) is set out below in 2 maps to show the difference between 2009 and 2021, a time frame of 12 years. You’ll see quite a strong difference. Both are based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ (Red List) website maps of 2009 and …
Here are 19 succinct facts about the mysterious African golden cat. There’s more detailed information in other articles at the base of the page. Local people call the African golden cat the “boy of the leopard” or “the leopard’s brother” because they believe that it follows the leopard. Local people believe this cat species to …
I will answer the question from two perspectives: the geographic location including the countries and what the landscape is like in those places. As at 2014 (the most recent data that we have on the distribution of the African golden cat) we know that it is extant (resident and living) in the following countries: Angola, …
As at the date of this post, there are many reasons why the African golden cat is endangered and all of them are to do with human population growth and activity. The human population within the distribution area of this cat shows the fastest growth rate in the world at 2.6 to 2.8% per year …
There are two species of golden cat: the Asiatic golden cat and the African golden cat. African golden cat This excellent camera trap picture shows you what the African golden cat looks like. And below is a description in words from Mel and Fiona’s excellent book, Wild Cats Of The World. This smallish wild cat …
Apparently the Mngwa cat or Nunda has been featured in African native songs for over 800 years and some still believe that this mythical cat survives in remote corners of the coastal forests of Tanzania. ‘Nunda’ means ‘the strange one’. This huge, ferocious cat is grey-striped (or black). It is widely feared because of nighttime …
African Golden Cat Photo: © Gary P. Aronsen Overview The African golden cat is a small/medium sized wild cat of a variety of colors that lives in the band of forests of equatorial Africa that extend from the west coast of the African continent (Senegal and the Gambia) to the east coast (Kenya). There is …
The world’s two most damaging natural products with respect to forests are: palm oil and natural rubber. The once vast, natural and ancient forests of Asia and Africa are inhabited by many precious wild species including notable wild cat species such as the Sumatran tiger, the Borneo bay cat, the African golden cat and the …
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A rare camera trap video of an African golden cat hunting and attacking a small monkey on the ground in a Ugandan park. This is a rare bit of vide footage of the highly elusive African golden cat, a small-medium sized wild cat species, hunting red colobus monkeys in Kibale National Park, Uganda. The cat …
Key Facts Body Length(mm) -720-940 Weight (kg) – 11-14 (male) average Litter Size – 1-2 average Life Span – No data Status – Least Concern Subspecies P.a.celidogaster – Central Africa P.a.aurata – West Africa The African Golden Cat is a medium sized cat and can grow to 90cm in body length and weigh up to …
