Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

French:	Chat De Chine, Chat-léopard Du Bengale
Spanish:	Gato Bengalí, Gato De Bengala

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Carnivora
Family	Felidae
Genus	Prionailurus (1)

Top facts

• The leopard cat is the most frequently recorded small cat across most of its range
• Leopard cats are able to swim well and have even colonised offshore islands throughout their range
• Commercial exploitation of the leopard cat has been heavy with thousands of skins exported from China in the 1980's

Classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (1).

Information on the leopard cat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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1. IUCN Red List (March, 2010)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org