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Prionailurus planiceps
– Vulnerable
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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CARNIVORA
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Family:
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FELIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Prionailurus planiceps
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Species Authority:
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(Vigors & Horsfield , 1827)
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Common Name/s:
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FLAT-HEADED CAT (Eng)
CHAT À TÊTE PLATE (Fre)
GATO CABECIANCHO (Spa)
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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VU C2a(i) ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2002
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Assessor/s:
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Cat Specialist Group
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Evaluator/s:
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Nowell, K., Breitenmoser, U. & Jackson, P. (Cat Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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Based on estimates of geographic range and average densities of other small cats (Nowell and Jackson 1996), the flat-headed cat’s total effective population size is estimated at below 10,000 mature breeding individuals, with a declining trend due to habitat and prey base loss and persecution, and no subpopulation containing more than 1,000 mature breeding individuals.
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History:
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| 1986 | - | Indeterminate as Felis planiceps (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986) |
| 1988 | - | Indeterminate as Felis planiceps (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988) |
| 1990 | - | Indeterminate as Felis planiceps (IUCN 1990) |
| 1994 | - | Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994) |
| 1996 | - | Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Restricted to southeast Asia.
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Countries:
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Native:
Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatera); Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand
Introduced:
Singapore
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Population
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Population:
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The flat-headed cat is seldom encountered and is believed to be rare (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Most collection records for the flat-headed cat are from swampy areas, oxbow lakes and riverine forest. No research has been done on the species in the wild (Nowell and Jackson 1996). It may be less specialized than presently believed in its habitat requirements, as indicated by sightings in oil palm plantations in Malaysia, where it apparently hunts rodents (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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System:
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Terrestrial; Freshwater; Marine
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List of Habitats:
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| 1.6 | Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland |
| 5.1 | Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) |
| 5.5 | Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
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Threats
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Threats:
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Water pollution, especially by oil, organochlorines and heavy metals associated with agricultural run-off and logging activities, poses a serious threat to the flat-headed cat through contamination of its prey (Nowell and Jackson 1996). The clearance of waterways as human settlement expands into forested areas is also a problem (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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List of Threats:
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| 1.4.2 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Human settlement (ongoing) |
| 6.3.1 | Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Agriculture (ongoing) |
| 6.3.3 | Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Commercial/Industrial (ongoing) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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Included on CITES Appendix I. The species is fully protected by national legislation over most of its range, with hunting and trade prohibited in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, and hunting regulated in Singapore (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 1.2.2.1 | Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - International level (in place, needed) |
| 1.2.2.2 | Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - National level (in place, needed) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Cat Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1988. 1988 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 8 October 2002. Nowell, K. and Jackson, P. (compilers and editors) 1996. Wild Cats. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. (online version)
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