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Catopuma temminckii
– 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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Catopuma temminckii
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Species Authority:
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(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
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Common Name/s:
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ASIATIC GOLDEN CAT (Eng)
GOLDEN CAT (Eng)
TEMMINCK'S CAT (Eng)
CHAT DE TEMMINCK (Fre)
CHAT DORÉ D'ASIE (Fre)
GATO DORADO ASIÁTICO (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 density and geographic range (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Grassman 2001), the Asiatic golden 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 temminckii (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986) |
| 1988 | - | Indeterminate as Felis temmincki (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988) |
| 1990 | - | Indeterminate as Felis temmincki (IUCN 1990) |
| 1994 | - | Indeterminate as C. temmincki (Groombridge 1994) |
| 1996 | - | Lower Risk/near threatened (Baillie and Groombridge 1996) |
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; China; India; Indonesia (Sumatera); Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population
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Population:
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The population status of this species is unknown but it is thought to be uncommon (Nowell and Jackson 1996). It is rarely seen in the wild, although over the 1990s a few camera trap photos have been collected and two golden cats were radio-collared in Thailand’s Phu Khieu National Park (K. Nowell, pers. comm., Grassman 2001).
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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C. temminckii inhabits tropical and subtropical evergreen lowland and dry deciduous forest. Less frequently it is found in more open habitats such as shrub and grasslands and has been recorded at 3,050 m asl in the Himalayas (Nowell and Jackson 1996). It is primarily nocturnal and has a wide ranging diet mainly composed of large rodents, but also amphibians, insects, birds, reptiles and small ungulates (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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System:
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Terrestrial; Freshwater; Marine
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Threats
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Threats:
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The Asiatic golden cat is threatened primarily by habitat loss to deforestation, but it is also hunted for its pelt, and its bones are used as a substitute for tiger bone in traditional Asian medicines (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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C. temminckii is listed under Appendix I of CITES. It is fully protected over most of its range by National legislation. Hunting is prohibited in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam and is regulated in Laos. There is no legal protection outside protected areas in Bhutan (Nowell and Jackson 1996). Its range includes many protected areas.
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