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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyFelidae
  6. genusPrionailurus
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sunda leopard cat

Other species in the same genus Prionailurus.

LC, Least Concern
Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

Leopard cat

Prionailurus bengalensis

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable
Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

Fishing cat

Prionailurus viverrinus

Felidae

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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.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-leopard-cat

MLA

“Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-leopard-cat.

BibTeX
@misc{sunda_leopard_cat_2026,
  title = {Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-leopard-cat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}