Little is known about these nocturnal cats, although they are thought to be territorial.

Subspecies
P.m.charltoni, P.m.marmorata

Life span
Marbled cats live for about 12 years.

Statistics
Body length: 40-60cm, Tail length: 35-54cm, Shoulder height: 30-40cm, Weight: 3-7kg.

Physical description
Marbled cats have a brownish-grey or yellow coat with large irregular dark blotches and spots. The patches are margined with black on the body and are solid on the limbs and tail. They have a long tail.

Distribution
Marbled cats inhabit North East India down through to Sumatra and Borneo.

Habitat
Their preferred habitat is moist tropical forest.

Diet
They are thought to prey mostly on birds but also on squirrels and rats and possibly lizards and frogs.

Behaviour
Marbled cats are nocturnal and partly arboreal (tree-living). They are extremely swift climbers. Little is known about marbled cats' social behaviour but they are thought to be territorial.

Reproduction
After a gestation period of 81 days, females give birth to a litter of 1-4 kittens.

Conservation status
Marbled cats are listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN and are on CITES: Appendix I. They are threatened by human disturbance and habitat destruction.