| Catopuma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Bay cat (C. badia) andAsian golden cat (C. temminckii) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Catopuma Severtzov, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Felis temminckii[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
BadiofelisPocock, 1932 | |
Catopuma is agenus of theFelidae containing two small catspecies native to Southeast Asia, theAsian golden cat (C. temminckii) and thebay cat (C. badia).[1]Both cats have similar pelage, with solid reddish brown coloration on their backs and darker markings on the head. They also exhibitcolour morphs ranging from various browns to gray to black.[2][3] The Asian golden cat occurs fromnortheast India toSumatra, and the bay cat lives only onBorneo. Both inhabit forested areas.[4][5]
The closest living relative ofCatopuma is themarbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), from which the common ancestor ofCatopumagenetically diverged around9.4 million years ago.[6] The Asian golden cat and bay cat diverged from one another approximately3.16 million years ago, beforeBorneo separated from the neighboring islands.[2]
The nameCatopuma was proposed byNikolai Severtzov in 1858. Thetype species,Felis moormensis, had been described earlier byBrian Houghton Hodgson.[7][8]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian golden cat
| Catopuma temminckii[9] (Vigors &Horsfield, 1827) Two subspecies
| Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and southeast Asia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU |
| Bay cat
| Catopuma badia[10] (Gray, 1874) | island of Borneo | Size: Habitat: Diet: | EN |
