Flat-headed cat Prionailurus planiceps Endangered
Where the flat-headed cat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 21 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See small wild cats on the world map
| Scientific name | Prionailurus planiceps |
|---|---|
| Group | Small wild cats |
| Status | Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Felidae |
Where does the flat-headed cat live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the flat-headed cat in 2 countries and territories across Asia.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the flat-headed cat endangered?
The flat-headed cat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the flat-headed cat?
The flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Felidae, genus Prionailurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the flat-headed cat
The flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) is a small wild cat with short reddish-brown fur. Its head is elongated, and its ears are rounded. Its slender body is 41 to 50 cm (16 to 20 in) long with a tail of 13 to 15 cm (5.1 to 5.9 in), and it weighs 1.5 to 2.5 kg (3.3 to 5.5 lb).
The flat-headed cat was first described in 1827 based on a zoological specimen collected in Sumatra. It is also native to the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Borneo, and inhabits wetlands like mixed freshwater swamp forests, peat swamp forests and lowland freshwater swamps near rivers and coastal areas. It preys foremost on fish, frogs and crustaceans.
The flat-headed cat is threatened by habitat destruction due to conversion for settlements, agriculture and oil palm plantations. It has been listed on the IUCN Red List as Endangered since 2008.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Flat-headed cat (revision 1367702465), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q274177 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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