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The marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) is a small wild cat found in forests across Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. It matters because understanding this elusive species helps scientists protect the tropical forest ecosystems it depends on and maintain biodiversity in regions facing ongoing habitat loss.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyFelidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pardofelis
- Named after
- marble
- Image
- Marbled cat borneo.jpg
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The marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) is a small wild cat native from the eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests up to an elevation of 2,500 m (8,200 ft). As it is present in a large range, it has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List since 2015.
The marbled cat is closely related to the Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) and the bay cat (C. badia), all of which diverged from other felids about 9.4 million years ago.