Sunda Leopard Cat

Prionailurus javanensis

Description

Prionailurus javanensis  has a slender body with long legs. It has fur of varying colors from light gray to ochre with black or dark brown round spots, while the belly and chest it is white. The head is small and marked with two black stripes, the muzzle is white, short and narrow. There are two dark stripes running from the eyes to the ears and a smaller white stripe from the eyes to the nose. The ears are rounded, black in color with white in the centre. The tail is long, reaching half the length of the body, has a ring pattern near the black tip.

Population Size

unknown

Life Span

13 years

WEIGHT​

0.5 – 3.8 kg

LENGTH

38.8 - 66 cm

Ca

Carnivore

No

Nocturnal

So

Solitary

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Mammalia

ORDER

:

Carnivora

FAMILY

:

Felidae

GENUS

:

Prionailurus

SPECIES

:

Prionailurus javanensis

Distribution

Prionailurus javanensis could be found on primary or secondary forest in lowland, and also in plantation area.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

Habits and Lifestyle

Prionailurus javanensis is solitary nocturnal animal, actively hunting for prey at night, roaming through their home range.

Lifestyle

Solitary, Nocturnal, Terrestrial

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Prionailurus javanensis is a carnivore that feed on some small mammals like rodents, or birds, frogs, lizards, and snake.  

Diet : Carnivore

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

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