The Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the cat family's smallest members, of which historical records are known only from India and Sri Lanka. In 2012, it was also recorded in the western Terai of Nepal. Since 2016, the global...
The Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat native to continental South, Southeast, and East Asia. Leopard cat subspecies differ widely in fur color, tail length, skull shape, and size of carnassials. Archaeological evidence...
The Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. It is a threatened species whose population has declined severely over the last decade. Its scientific name comes from its viverrine or civet-like...
The Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) is a subspecies of the Leopard cat that lives exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It is viewed by many biologists as a "living fossil," and is not much changed from its primitive...
The Flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) is a small wild cat native to Southeast Asia. It was first described in 1827 based on a zoological specimen collected in Sumatra. This rare cat inhabits wetlands and preys mainly on fish, frogs, and...
The Visayan leopard cat is a Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus) population. It has been listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 2008 under its former scientific name P. bengalensis rabori as its range is estimated to be less...
The Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis ) is a small wild cat species native to the Sundaland islands of Java, Bali, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines that is considered distinct from the leopard cat occurring in mainland South and...