Wildlife
Asian golden cats are enigmatic and elusive forest predators whose population is difficult to estimate as a result. Very little is known about the behaviour of this medium-sized, wild cat. What is known, is that Asian golden cats are under severe pressure from habitat loss and poaching. Their diet consists of small animals and birds, and individuals team up to bring down larger prey. Asian golden cats have some interesting local names, for example, 'seua fai' which translates from Thai as 'fire tiger'.
Scientific name: Catopuma temminckii
Rank: Species
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Rare as gold
Remote cameras record a rare mountain visitor - a wild golden cat.
Remote cameras record a rare mountain visitor - a wild golden cat.
The following habitats are found across the Asian golden cat distribution range. Find out more about these environments, what it takes to live there and what else inhabits them.
Discover what these behaviours are and how different plants and animals use them.
Additional data source: Animal Diversity Web
Vulnerable
The Asian golden cat (Pardofelis temminckii, syn. Catopuma temminckii), also called the Asiatic golden cat and Temminck's cat, is a medium-sized wild cat of Southeastern Asia. In 2008, the IUCN classified Asian golden cats as Near Threatened, stating that the species comes close to qualifying as Vulnerable due to hunting pressure and habitat loss, since Southeast Asian forests are undergoing the world's fastest regional deforestation rates.
The Asian golden cat was named in honor of the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck, who first described the African golden cat in 1827.
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Mountains
Tropical coniferous forest
Tropical dry forest
Tropical grassland
Rainforest
Paternal care
Helpless young
Carnivorous
Tactile sense
Acoustic communication
Maternal care
Nocturnal
Predator
Social
Adapted to running
Chemical communication
Territorial
Viviparous