The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN

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Clouded Leopard. There are numerous black spots
on its legs and tail.
Species Ecology
The Marbled Cat occurs primarily in moist tropical
forests feeding on birds, rats and squirrels.
Marbled Cats become sexually mature at about two
years and after a gestation period of 66 to 82 days
produce a litter of between two to four young.
Conservation Status
Global: Vulnerable C1+2a(i)
National: Data Deficient
Rationale for assessment: There is insufficient
information available to make an accurate
assessment of the extinction risk of this species in
Nepal.
Legal Status
CITES Appendix I
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973).
National Distribution
The distribution range of this species is not well
69) Pardofelis temminckii (Vigors &
Horsfield, 1827)
Common Names
Asiatic Golden Cat (English); Sunaulo Biralo (Nepali)
Synonyms
Catopuma temminckii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Species Description
Unpatterned golden coloured coat broken by broad
white moustache-like stripe, two white stripes lining
the inner rims of the eyes and white line on the
bottom of the tail.
Species Ecology
The Asiatic Golden Cat is primarily found in forest
known. It has previously been recorded in central,
mid and mid-western region of Nepal from the Terai
in the south up to 2,500 m in the mid-hills and in
Annapurna Conservation Area, Rara, Chitwan and
Bardia National Parks, Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
and surrounding areas. It may also occur within
Shukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve and Langtang
National Park.
Distribution outside Nepal
Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India,
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand,
Viet Nam.
Main Threats
• Habitat loss due to deforestation.
• Potential opportunistic poaching for fur.
References
Lekagul and McNeely 1977, Suwal and Verheugt 1995, Nowell and Jackson 1996,
Sunquist and Sunquist 2002, Indian Tiger Welfare Society 2005, Baral and Shah 2008,
Knibbe et al. 2009, Nepal Red List of Mammals Field Technicians Workshop 2010.
habitats, ranging from tropical and subtropical
evergreen to mixed and dry deciduous forests, but
can also be found in shrublands and grasslands.
Main prey species include large rodents,
amphibians, insects, birds, small reptiles and
chevrotain. The Asiatic Golden Cat reaches sexual