Mainland Leopard Cat
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Mainland Leopard Cat

Prionailurus bengalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
1 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat with dark spots on the tawny-coloured body and limbs. It has two dark stripes running from the eyes to the ears and smaller white streaks running from the eyes to the nose, and two to four rows of elongated spots along its back. Its tail is about half the size of its head-to-body length. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Tiger
EN Endemic

Tiger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Panthera tigris

30–40% · Possible
Leopard
VU Endemic

Leopard

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Panthera pardus

Insufficient data
Sloth Bear
VU Endemic

Sloth Bear

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Melursus ursinus

40–50% · Likely
Asian Jackal
LC

Asian Jackal

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Canis aureus

20–30% · Possible
Indian Gray Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes edwardsi

20–30% · Possible
Small Indian Civet
LC Endemic

Small Indian Civet

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Viverricula indica

Insufficient data
Mongoose

Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Herpestes javanicus

Insufficient data
Common Palm Civet
LC

Common Palm Civet

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Insufficient data
Large Indian Civet
LC Endemic

Large Indian Civet

Mammal

Viverra zibetha

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Mainland Leopard Cat at Chitwan National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
4 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
6 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
7 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
8 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
10 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
11 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
12 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
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