Rusty-spotted cat
The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the cat family's smallest members. Historical records are known only from India and Sri Lanka.[3] In 2012, it was also recorded in the western Terai of Nepal.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Prionailurus |
| Species: | P. rubiginosus[1]
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| Prionailurus rubiginosus[1] (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1834)
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Since 2016, the global wild population is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. It is fragmented and affected by the loss and destruction of its prime habitat, deciduous forest.[2]
Rusty-spotted Cat Media
Rusty spotted cat skull
Rusty-spotted cat in its natural habitat
Rusty-spotted cat photographed in the Anaimalai Hills
A rusty-spotted cat kitten at the Parc des Félins, France
Rusty-spotted cat in Berlin Zoo, 2008
References
- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C.. Mammal Species of the World (2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 543–544. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mukherjee, S.. 'Prionailurus rubiginosus'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (2016)IUCN. p. e.T18149A50662471. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ↑ Pocock, R. I.. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. – Volume 1 (1939). London: Taylor and Francis Ltd.. p. 276–280.
- ↑ Appel, A.. The first records of Rusty-spotted Cat in Nepal. Small Wild Cat Conservation News (2) (2016). p. 8–10.