Catopuma temminckii | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Catopuma temminckii | (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Catopuma temminckii | (Vigors and Horsfield, 1827)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327599
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Asian Golden Cat
Asiatic Golden Cat
Golden Cat
Temminck's Cat
Shonalee Biral
RRL Synonyms
Felis temminckii Vigors and Horsfield, 1827; Pardofelis temminckii (Vigors and Horsfield, 1827)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam (Sanderson et al. 2008). There are several confirmed records of the species in the southeast (Chittagong Hill Tracts; Khan 2008, S.C. Rahman pers comm. 2014) and northeast (Greater Sylhet; H.A. Rahman pers. comm. 2014), which are based on freshly hunted specimens, skins and cameratrap images. Khan (1982) collected the first skin of it from Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is nocturnal and carnivorous. It feeds mainly on mammals (small and medium-sized), birds and lizards; also rarely kills domestic goats. Births occur in hollows on the ground, rock and tree. It produces a litter of 1-3 kittens after a gestation period of about 80 days. Cubs reach sexual maturity in about two years (Asmat 2009).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment rationale/justification
There are several confirmed records of the species in the southeast (Chittagong Hill Tracts) and northeast (Greater Sylhet), which are based on freshly hunted specimens, skins and camera-trap images. The AOO is <2,000 km2 , and the EOO and the quality of habitat are known to be declining. Moreover, the species is hunted for meat in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Therefore, the species has been categorized as Vulnerable.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
M. Monirul H. Khan
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Critically Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Catopuma temminckii Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Catopuma
Catopuma temminckii Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Catopuma