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    Asian Golden Cat

    Catopuma temminckii

    AnimaliaMammaliaCarnivoraFelidae

    The Asian golden cat is a medium-sized forest felid with variable coloration. Its name should not be taken to mean that every individual is golden, or that it is closely interchangeable with the African golden cat.

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    Tree of lifeScientific lineage
    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainEukaryota
    3. KingdomAnimalia
    4. PhylumChordata
    5. ClassMammalia
    6. OrderCarnivora
    7. FamilyFelidae
    8. GenusCatopuma
    9. SpeciesCatopuma temminckii
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Eukaryota domain
    3. Opisthokonta clade
    4. Metazoa kingdom
    5. Eumetazoa clade
    6. Bilateria clade
    7. Deuterostomia clade
    8. Chordata phylum
    9. Craniata subphylum
    10. Vertebrata clade
    11. Gnathostomata clade
    12. Teleostomi clade
    13. Euteleostomi clade
    14. Sarcopterygii superclass
    15. Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
    16. Tetrapoda clade
    17. Amniota clade
    18. Mammalia class
    19. Theria clade
    20. Eutheria clade
    21. Boreoeutheria clade
    22. Laurasiatheria superorder
    23. Carnivora order
    24. Feliformia suborder
    25. Felidae family
    26. Felinae subfamily
    27. Catopuma genus
    28. Catopuma temminckii species
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    Physical traits

    Coat colors vary, and facial markings can be useful distinguishing features.

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    Habitat and range

    Different forest types are used, including evergreen and deciduous woodland.

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    Diet and nutrition

    Small mammals and other vertebrates form its carnivorous diet. It can take a range of prey sizes.

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    Behavior and activity

    Tracking studies demonstrate that assumptions based only on occasional night sightings can be misleading. Activity varies rather than fitting a simple universal nocturnal label.

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    Geographic distribution

    The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.

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    Evidence

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    Connected life

    No reviewed ecological connections in the collection yet.

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