Prionailurus viverrinus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Prionailurus viverrinus | (Bennett, 1833)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327618
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
Placed in Prionailurus according to genetic analysis (Johnson et al. 2006, O'Brien and Johnson 2007). No modern analysis of subspecies is available.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It occurs in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Viet Nam (Mukherjee et al. 2010). It is widely distributed throughout the country both in the countryside or homestead woodlands and in all kinds of natural forests and wetlands. At the current time a small population thrives in the countryside when the largest population is still present in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest with diminishing numbers in other forests (Feeroz 2013, 2014, Feeroz et al. 2011, 2012, Husain 1974, Khan 2008, 2015).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It prefers wetlands, marshes and haor areas. It is also recorded from the rural areas along river system or close to water bodies (Khan 2008) as well as in countryside thickets on banks of wetlands. It is nocturnal, solitary and shy. Usually Fishing Cat is found active at dawn and dusk. It is basically a fish eater but would kill any small animal that it can grab. Often these include poultry, ducks and geese, kids of goat and sheep when this cat lives near human settlements.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is widely distributed with low population density. Based on its existing threat, it is suspected that more than 50% of its population has been declined during the last two decades. Its Area of Occupancy and habitat quality have been reduced and the process is still continuing. Thus, it has been categorized as Endangered.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Mohammed Mostafa Feeroz
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
Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Prionailurus viverrinus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Prionailurus