LEOPARD CAT FELIS (PRIONAILURUS) BENGALENSIS

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Mammalia Order : Carnivora Family : Viverridae Genus : Felis (Prionailurus) Species : bengalensis

SCIENTIFIC NAME : FELIS (PRIONAILURUS) BENGALENSIS IMPORTANT FACTS Head and body length 44 – 107 cm. Weight 3 – 7 kg. Tail length 15 – 44 cm. Litter size 1 - 4 Gestation period 56  days Life span 12 – 13 years

• HABITAT
 
• RANGE
 
• DIET IN WILD
 
• DIET IN ZOO

The habitat of this cat is forests - subpolar coniferous forests as well as tropical rainforests. It lives close to water courses and may be found in the heights up to 3000m. The leopard cat can climb trees skilfully. It is able to swim, but will seldom do so.

• RANGE
 
• DIET IN WILD
 
• DIET IN ZOO

North Korea and the Amur basin and as far south as Bali, the leopard cat’s range extends towards Pakistan through northern India, the southern Himalaya, Bangladesh, Burma, and Indo-China. They are found on the Philippines, Borneo and Java and several islands near Japan.

DIET IN WILD

DIET IN ZOO

Leopard cats like most felids are opportunists, and they prey on hares, rodents, reptiles, moles, insects, amphibians, game birds, fish, mouse deer and the fawns of roe deer. Grass and eggs may supplement their diets. They are known to raid poultry and to tackle aquatic prey in the water.