Prionailurus bengalensis | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Prionailurus bengalensis | (Kerr, 1792)
Prionailurus bengalensis | Kerr, 1792
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327617
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
Leopard Cat
Chita Biral
RRL Synonyms
Felis bengalensis Kerr, 1792
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
Groves (1997) suggested recognition of several distinct island subspecies on the basis of morphological analysis, including: P. b. borneoensis Brongersma, 1936 in Borneo P. b. heaneyi Groves, 1997 in Palawan island, Philippines P.b. javenensis Desmarest,
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Its range countries are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Fedaration, Singapore, Taiwan, Province of China, Thailand and Viet Nam (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Sunquist and Sunquist 2002). Leopard Cat has the widest distribution, just after the Jungle Cat, living in all three forest ecosystems, the mixed evergreen, Sal Forests and the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest of the country (Asmat 2009, IUCN 2000, Khan 1982, 1986, 2015, Khan 2004, 2008).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This cat occurs in a broad spectrum of habitats that include moist deciduous Sal forest, wet coastal mangrove forest and semi evergreen forest, as well as shrubs and grasslands (Khan 2005, 2008, Asmat 2009). Leopard Cat is mainly nocturnal, crepuscular and semi arboreal. Like most felids, it is opportunistic and prey on small rodents, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, crabs, insects, deer fawn and feeds on carrion (Khan 2004, 2008, Asmat 2009).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment rationale/justification
This species does not qualify for any threatened category due to its wide distribution and unavailability of the information on its population size. The population is declining due to continual habitat destruction, hunting and conflict with human (Khan 2005, Rawshan et al. 2012). So, Leopard Cat is evaluated as Near Threatened.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Mohammad Sultan Ahmed
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
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Prionailurus bengalensis Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Prionailurus
Prionailurus bengalensis Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Prionailurus