Sunda leopard cat
Prionailurus javanensis (Desmarest, 1816)
Status not recordedmammals
The sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis) is a species in the family Felidae, order Carnivora.
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Quick facts about the sunda leopard cat
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sunda leopard cat live?
Not recorded
Is the sunda leopard cat endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the sunda leopard cat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCarnivora
- familyFelidae
- genusPrionailurus
- SpeciesPrionailurus javanensis (Desmarest, 1816)
Synonyms Felis javanensis, Prionailurus bengalensis javanensis
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- Small cat from JavaEnglish
- قط النمر السونديArabic
- SundakatzeGerman
- Αγριόγατα της ΙάβαςGreek
- Gato de las Islas de la SondaSpanish
- Chat-léopard de la SondeFrench
- חתול נמרי סונדיHebrew
- Kucing HutanIndonesian
- Gatto della SondaItalian
- ジャワヤマネコJapanese
- SundaleopardkattNorwegian Bokmål
- Kotek wisajskiPolish
- Gato-Leopardo-IndonésioPortuguese
- Яванский Леопардовый КотRussian
- แมวดาวมาเลย์ แมวดาวชวาThai
- Кіт яванськийUkrainian
- 婆羅洲豹貓Chinese
Relatives of the sunda leopard cat
Other species in the same genus Prionailurus.

Leopard cat
Prionailurus bengalensis

Fishing cat
Prionailurus viverrinus

Rusty-spotted cat
Prionailurus rubiginosus

Flat-headed cat
Prionailurus planiceps
CompareSunda leopard cat vs Leopard catSunda leopard cat vs Fishing catSunda leopard cat vs Rusty-spotted catSunda leopard cat vs Flat-headed cat
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the sunda leopard cat?
The sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis) belongs to the family Felidae in the order Carnivora.
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