Name: Asian Leopard Cat
Scientific Name: Prionailurus bengalensis
Weight: 7-15 pounds
Head/Body: 25-32 inches
Tail: 10-14 inches
Subspecies: 7
Gestation: 68 days
Status: Population stable, 1 subspecies endangered
Estimated World Population: 1,000,000
Asian leopard cats are small jungle cat that can be found in the forests of Southern Asia, India, China, Korea, and also been reported in Taiwan, Philippines, Borneo, Java, Bali and Sumatra. There are 37 species of wild cat in the world today. Many of which are small wild cats. The Asian Leopard Cat is a small wild cat. Asian leopard cats have a short thick tail. Asian Leopard Cat are scavengers and normally nocturnal in the wild. Asian leopard cats love playing in the water and are expert swimmers. They are a shy cat and only experienced exotic cat owners should own one. They do require daily interaction with many people to remain docile. Often Asian leopard cats will pee in water. An Asian leopard cat has a small head with rounded ears that have a white spot on the back of them called “ocelli”. The most striking marking on an Asian leopard cat is their large amber nocturnal eyes with 2 black stripes running from the corners of the eyes. Most Asian leopard cats have 4 striped bands that run from their foreheads to behind their necks with ringed tails with black tips. Asian leopard cats have black spots on white bellies with rosetted spots on pelts that can be tawny brown, golden, grey, to bright orange-red backgrounds, with the spots being usually chocolate brown to black.