Name:leopard cat
Outline:Carnivora
Family:Carnivora Felidae Prionailurus
length:36-66cm
Weight:1.5-5kg
Life:4 years in the wild, up to 20 years in captivity
IUCN:LC
Ocelots are small, beautiful wild cats, named after their leopard-like patterns. Although they are similar in size to domestic cats, they have slimmer bodies and longer legs because they have lived in the wild for a long time.
Leopard cats are also called "money cats" in China because the spots on their bodies look like Chinese copper coins. Leopard cats have 12 different subspecies, of which 4 are distributed in my country. Although the fighting power of leopard cats is not as good as that of large animals, they are also very strong, and their survival skills are quite strong.
Leopard cats are the most widely distributed cats in my country, and also one of the most numerous cats. In the past, they were very common, but they were easily mistaken for wild cats. However, nowadays, leopard cats are only common in the southwest of my country, and they are rarely seen in other regions.
Leopard cats were once one of China's traditional foreign trade export furs. In the 1960s and 1970s, China purchased about 200,000 to 250,000 leopard cat furs annually, and it is estimated that the number of leopard cats in the country is no less than 1 million; after the 1970s, the number of leopard cats in most provinces and regions decreased, and in some provinces and regions (such as East China), leopard cats almost became endangered species; after the 1980s, the annual purchase volume was about 1/2-1/3 of that in the 1960s.
Leopard cat is listed in the "Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union" (IUCN 2014 ver 3.1) - Least Concern (LC).
Leopard cat Philippine subspecies is listed in the "Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union" (IUCN 2008 ver 3.1) - Vulnerable (VU).
Leopard cat Iriomote subspecies "Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union" (IUCN 2014 ver 3.1) - Critically Endangered (CR).
Leopard cats are listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Leopard cat populations in Bangladesh, India and Thailand are also listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Leopard cats are listed in the List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Important Economic and Scientific Research Values under State Protection issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.
Listed in the second level of the List of Key Nationally Protected Wildlife in China.
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