Chinese mountain cat

Adults weigh 5.5 kg, which places it in the medium size class, and its lifespan is given as 17.9 years, with values up to 28 years reported. The IUCN Red List assesses the chinese mountain cat as Vulnerable (VU), a threatened category.

Weight

5.5 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

17.9 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Carnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

28 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

shrublandsrc for Habitat

Gestation

64.7 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

3.69src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

10 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

2.02src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The chinese mountain cat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a 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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderCarnivora
5. familyFelidae
6. genusFelis
7. SpeciesFelis bieti A. Milne-Edwards, 1892

Synonyms Felis chaus pallida, Felis chaus pallida, Felis pallida, Felis pallida subpallida, Felis silvestris bieti, Poliailurus pallida

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

European wildcat

Felis silvestris

Felidae

LC, Least Concern

Jungle cat

Felis chaus

Felidae

LC, Least Concern

Sand cat

Felis margarita

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable

Black-footed cat

Felis nigripes

Felidae

LC, Least Concern

African wildcat

Felis lybica

Felidae

M

Martelli's wild cat

Felis lunensis

FelidaeNo free photo yet

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@misc{chinese_mountain_cat_2026,
  title = {Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chinese-mountain-cat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}