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Mammals · Carnivora · Felidae
Asian Golden Cat
Catopuma temminckii
Near Threatened
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The Asian golden cat, also called Temminck's cat, is a carnivorous mammal of the family Felidae of medium build, measuring 90 cm in length plus 50 cm of tail and weighing 12 to 16 kg. In captivity it can live 20 years, in the wild considerably less. While its coat is mostly fox-red or golden brown, black or grey variants occur. Its fur is normally plain, apart from some spotting on the belly. In China, however, there is a colour variant with leopard-like spots. This spotting is a recessive character, i.e. when a spotted and a plain animal are crossed, the cub comes out plain.
Weight
8 kg – 16 kg
Size
66 cm – 1.1 m
Life expectancy
