Rusty-spotted cat

The rusty-spotted cat is a nocturnal, scansorial carnivore. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, which is not an IUCN threatened category, and has a gestation period of 68 days with 2.2 young per litter.

Weight

1.35 kg – 1.5 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

17.9 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Carnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

17.9 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Gestation

67.9 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

2.23src for Young per litter or clutch

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Scansorialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The rusty-spotted cat is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

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. genusPrionailurus
7. SpeciesPrionailurus rubiginosus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831)

Synonyms Felis rubiginosa, Felis rubiginosus, Viverriceps rubiginosa

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Leopard cat

Prionailurus bengalensis

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable

Fishing cat

Prionailurus viverrinus

Felidae

EN, Endangered

Flat-headed cat

Prionailurus planiceps

Felidae

S

Sunda leopard cat

Prionailurus javanensis

FelidaeNo free photo yet

P

Prionailurus kurteni

FelidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRusty-spotted cat vs Leopard catRusty-spotted cat vs Fishing catRusty-spotted cat vs Flat-headed catRusty-spotted cat vs Sunda leopard cat

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@misc{rusty_spotted_cat_2026,
  title = {Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-spotted-cat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}