Pardofelis badia

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CARNIVORA	FELIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pardofelis badia

Species Authority

Severtzov, 1858

Infra-specific Authority:

(Gray, 1874)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Borneo Bay Cat, Bay Cat, Bornean Bay Cat, Bornean Marbled Cat
French	–	Chat Bai
Spanish	–	Gato Rojo De Borneo

Synonym/s:

Catopuma badia

Felis badia

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered C1 ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Hearn, A., Sanderson, J., Ross, J., Wilting, A. & Sunarto, S.

Evaluator/s:

Nowell, K., Breitenmoser-Wursten, C., Breitenmoser, U. (Cat Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
The Borneo Bay Cat is forest-dependent, and forest cover on the island of Borneo, if current deforestation rates continue, is projected to decline from 50% to less than one-third by 2020 (Rautner et al. 2005). A decline of >20% in the Borneo Bay Cat population is thus projected over the next 12 years (= two generations) (IUCN Cats Red List Workshop 2007).

The Borneo Bay Cat appears to occur at low densities relative to other sympatric small felids, based on the paucity of both historical and recent records (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Meijaard 1997, Sunquist and Sunquist 2002, Dinets 2003, Azlan et al. 2003, Hearn and Bricknell 2003, Meijaard et al. 2005, Yasuda et al. 2007). The effective population size is suspected to be below 2,500 mature individuals (IUCN Cats Red List Workshop 2007).

History:

2002	–	Endangered (IUCN 2002)
1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Rare (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986	–	Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Found only on the island Borneo, where its distribution is poorly known, with increasing but relatively few recent records (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Meijaard 1997, Dinets 2003, Azlan et al. 2003, Hearn and Bricknell 2003, Kitchener et al. 2004, Meijaard et al. 2005, Azlan and Sanderson 2007, Yasuda et al. 2007, Azlaand Sanderson 2007). Historically it probably occurred islandwide (Meijaard 1997, Azlan and Sanderson 2007). However, there are still no confirmed records from Brunei (J. Sanderson pers. comm. 2008). Meijard's (1997) records went up to 500 m elevation, and it may range up to 800 m (Giman and Boeadi, Indonesia mammal assessment, 2006) or higher - there is an unconfirmed record from 1,800 m on Mt. Kinabulu (Payne et al. 1985).
Countries:	Native: Indonesia; Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak) Presence uncertain: Brunei Darussalam

Range Description:

Found only on the island Borneo, where its distribution is poorly known, with increasing but relatively few recent records (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Meijaard 1997, Dinets 2003, Azlan et al. 2003, Hearn and Bricknell 2003, Kitchener et al. 2004, Meijaard et al. 2005, Azlan and Sanderson 2007, Yasuda et al. 2007, Azlaand Sanderson 2007).

Historically it probably occurred islandwide (Meijaard 1997, Azlan and Sanderson 2007). However, there are still no confirmed records from Brunei (J. Sanderson pers. comm. 2008). Meijard's (1997) records went up to 500 m elevation, and it may range up to 800 m (Giman and Boeadi, Indonesia mammal assessment, 2006) or higher - there is an unconfirmed record from 1,800 m on Mt. Kinabulu (Payne et al. 1985).

Countries:

Native:

Indonesia; Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak)

Presence uncertain:

Brunei Darussalam

Population [top]

Population:	The Borneo bay cat appears relatively rare compared to sympatric felids, based on the paucity of historical as well as recent records.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The Borneo bay cat appears to be forest dependent, with records from hill and lowland forest as well as swamp forest (Meijaard 1997, Azlan et al. 2003, Hearn and Bricknell 2003, Azlan and Sanderson 2007, Yasuda et al. 2007). It has been recorded from regenerating logged forest (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Hearn and Bricknell 2003, Kitchener et al. 2004, Meijaard et al. 2005a). It has never been studied and there is no information about its diet (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Sunquist and Sunquist 2002). It occurs in both a reddish and grey colour phase. Observations and camera trap photos have occurred at mid-day (Azlan et al. 2003, Yasuda et al. 2007), early morning (Hearn and Bricknell 2003), and at night (Dinets 2003, Meijaard et al. 2005a).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

The Borneo bay cat appears to be forest dependent, with records from hill and lowland forest as well as swamp forest (Meijaard 1997, Azlan et al. 2003, Hearn and Bricknell 2003, Azlan and Sanderson 2007, Yasuda et al. 2007). It has been recorded from regenerating logged forest (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Hearn and Bricknell 2003, Kitchener et al. 2004, Meijaard et al. 2005a). It has never been studied and there is no information about its diet (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Sunquist and Sunquist 2002). It occurs in both a reddish and grey colour phase. Observations and camera trap photos have occurred at mid-day (Azlan et al. 2003, Yasuda et al. 2007), early morning (Hearn and Bricknell 2003), and at night (Dinets 2003, Meijaard et al. 2005a).

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat loss due to commercial logging and oil palm plantations are the major threat. Oil palm plantations are likely to expand in the future as a result of the push for biofuels, and forest cover on the island of Borneo, if current deforestation rates continue, is projected to decline from 50% to less than one-third by 2020 (Rautner et al. 2005). Wildlife traders are aware of the species' rarity, and bay cats have been captured illegally from the wild for the skin and pet markets (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002, Kitchener et al. 2004, Azlan and Sanderson 2007).

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss due to commercial logging and oil palm plantations are the major threat. Oil palm plantations are likely to expand in the future as a result of the push for biofuels, and forest cover on the island of Borneo, if current deforestation rates continue, is projected to decline from 50% to less than one-third by 2020 (Rautner et al. 2005). Wildlife traders are aware of the species' rarity, and bay cats have been captured illegally from the wild for the skin and pet markets (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002, Kitchener et al. 2004, Azlan and Sanderson 2007).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Included on CITES Appenidx II. It is fully protected by national legislation across most of its range. Hunting and trade are prohibited in Indonesia (Kalimantan) and Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) (Nowell and Jackson 1996). It has been confirmed to occur in the following protected areas: Sabah: Danum Valley Conservation Area (Nowell and Jackson 1996) Sarawak - Gunung Mulu National Park (Dinets 2003), Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (Azlan et al. 2003) Kalimantan: Gunung Palung National Park, Bentuang Karimum National Park (Meijaard 1997), Sungai Wain Protection Forest (Yasuda et al. 2007)

Conservation Actions:

Included on CITES Appenidx II. It is fully protected by national legislation across most of its range. Hunting and trade are prohibited in Indonesia (Kalimantan) and Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) (Nowell and Jackson 1996). It has been confirmed to occur in the following protected areas:

Sabah: Danum Valley Conservation Area (Nowell and Jackson 1996)

Sarawak - Gunung Mulu National Park (Dinets 2003), Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (Azlan et al. 2003)

Kalimantan: Gunung Palung National Park, Bentuang Karimum National Park (Meijaard 1997), Sungai Wain Protection Forest (Yasuda et al. 2007)

Citation:	IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 October 2008.
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