Marbled cat
Pardofelis marmorata
Near threatenedPhoto: Johan Embréus ( Embreus ( talk )) · CC BY 3.0
Mammalcarnivore
The marbled cat is a small, tree-loving wild cat with a beautifully patterned coat. It makes its home in the forests of Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas, often climbing high into the mountains. This elusive feline is perfectly adapted to life in the trees, where it hunts and hides with quiet grace.
- Its range stretches from the eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia.
- It can live in forests as high as 2,500 meters above sea level.
- The marbled cat has been Near Threatened since 2015.
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Pardofelis marmorata
- Habitat
- Rainforest, Forest, Mountain
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened (NT)