Rusty-spotted cat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rusty-spotted cat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Prionailurus rubiginosus
Group	Small wild cats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Mass	1.5 kg
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Felidae

Where does the rusty-spotted cat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rusty-spotted cat in 1 country or territory across Asia.

India

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.

How big is a rusty-spotted cat?

Wikidata records the following for the rusty-spotted cat: mass 1.5 kg.

Is the rusty-spotted cat endangered?

The rusty-spotted cat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rusty-spotted cat?

The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Felidae, genus Prionailurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rusty-spotted cat

The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the cat family's smallest members. It is native to India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Since 2016, it has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List as the global population is affected by loss and destruction of its prime habitat, deciduous forests.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rusty-spotted cat (revision 1372726561), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q309274 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).