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Bay cat

Catopuma badia (Gray, 1874)

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The bay cat (Catopuma badia) is a mammal of the family Felidae, subfamily Felinae, in the order Carnivora. It is a medium-sized carnivore with an adult body mass of 2.5 kg, and our sources report adults up to 3.43 kg.

Bay cat (Catopuma badia)
Photo: Bay_cat_1_Jim_Sanderson.jpg : Jim Sanderson derivative work: Abujoy ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bay cat

The bay cat is nocturnal and terrestrial, and its habitats are forest and mountain. The IUCN Red List classifies the bay cat as Endangered (EN), a threatened category.

Weight
2.5 kg – 3.43 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, mountainsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bay cat live?

Not recorded

What is the bay cat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bay cat (Catopuma badia), also known as the Bornean bay cat, is a small wild cat endemic to the island of Borneo that appears to be relatively rare compared to sympatric wild cats, based on the paucity of historical, as well as recent records. Since 2002, it has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because it is estimated that fewer than 2,500 mature individuals exist, and that the population declined in the past. The bay cat has been recorded as rare and seems to occur at relatively low density, even in pristine habitats.

From the Wikipedia article “Bay cat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bay_cat&oldid=1370443178), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bay cat endangered?

The bay cat is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.

How is the bay cat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyFelidae
  6. genusCatopuma
  7. SpeciesCatopuma badia (Gray, 1874)

Synonyms Felis badia, Pardofelis badia

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • BaaikatEnglish
  • Bornean bay catEnglish
  • Bornean bay catEnglish
  • Borneo bay catEnglish
  • Borneo bay catEnglish
  • قط الخليجArabic
  • قط بورنيوArabic
  • قط خليج بورنيوArabic
  • Кот калімантанскіBelarusian
  • Kazh bayBreton
  • kočka bornejskáCzech
  • Borneo-katzeGerman
  • Borneo-GoldkatzeGerman
  • BorneokatzeGerman
  • Αγριόγατα του ΒόρνεοGreek
  • Gato de BorneoSpanish
  • gato rojo de BorneoSpanish
  • borneonkissaFinnish
  • Chat baiFrench
  • Bornejska mačkaCroatian
  • borneói vörösmacskaHungarian
  • Kucing MerahIndonesian
  • Gatto baioItalian
  • Gatto dorato del BorneoItalian
  • ボルネオヤマネコJapanese
  • 보르네오황금고양이Korean
  • BaykattNorwegian Bokmål
  • BorneokattNorwegian Bokmål
  • BorneogoudkatDutch
  • mormi borneańskiPolish
  • Gato-da-baía-de-BornéuPortuguese
  • Gato-vermelho-de-bornéuPortuguese
  • калимантанская кошкаRussian
  • BorneoguldkattSwedish
  • แมวแดงบอร์เนียวThai
  • Borneo KatopumasıTurkish
  • Borneo altın kedisiTurkish
  • Кіт калімантанськийUkrainian

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Relatives of the bay cat

Other species in the same genus Catopuma.

Golden cat

Catopuma temminckii

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Common questions

Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.

What kind of animal is the bay cat?

The bay cat is a mammal of the family Felidae in the order Carnivora, with the scientific name Catopuma badia.

How much does a bay cat weigh?

An adult Bay cat weighs 2.5 kg, and our sources report adults up to 3.43 kg.

What does the bay cat eat?

The bay cat is a carnivore.

What habitat does the bay cat live in?

The bay cat lives in forest and mountain habitats, where it is terrestrial.

Is the bay cat endangered?

Yes. The IUCN Red List classifies the bay cat as Endangered (EN), a threatened category.

Is the bay cat nocturnal?

Yes, the bay cat is nocturnal.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{bay_cat_2026,
  title = {Bay cat (Catopuma badia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bay-cat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}