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Pardofelis temminckii

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Pardofelis temminckii

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Also known as Asian golden cat, Asiatic golden cat

species of mammal

OverviewAI-generated

Pardofelis temminckii, commonly known as the Asiatic golden cat, is a species within the genus Pardofelis. It belongs to the family Felidae, order Carnivora, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The scientific name was established by Vigors & Horsfield in 1827. This taxon is distinct from Profelis aurata.

The species has a recorded range in the Nanling Mountains. Specimens associated with this taxon are held by the Royal Ontario Museum. The organism is referenced by 580 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Pardofelis temminckii

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderCarnivora
  5. FamilyFelidae
Observations recorded4

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
1
Family
Felidae
Collections
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: ROM

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Encyclopedic overview

The Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) is a medium-sized wild cat native to the northeastern Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and China. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2025, and is threatened by poaching and habitat destruction, since Southeast Asian forests are undergoing the world's fastest regional deforestation.

The Asian golden cat's scientific name honours Coenraad Jacob Temminck. It is also called Temminck's cat and Asiatic golden cat.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pardofelis temminckii” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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