Jungle Cat

Jungle Cat

Felis chaus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Sundarbans National Park
8 Verified records at Sundarbans National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The jungle cat (Felis chaus), also called reed cat and swamp cat, is a medium-sized cat native from the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Caucasus to parts of Central, South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits foremost wetlands like swamps, littoral and riparian areas with dense vegetation. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, and is mainly threatened by destruction of wetlands, trapping and poisoning. The jungle cat has a uniformly sandy, reddish-brown or grey fur without spots; melanistic and albino individuals are also known. It is solitary in nature, except during the mating season and mother–kitten families. Adults maintain territories by urine spraying and scent marking. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Cat sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park

Tiger
EN Endemic

Tiger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Panthera tigris

40–50% · Likely
Fishing Cat
VU Endemic

Fishing Cat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Prionailurus viverrinus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
7 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jungle Cat in Sundarbans National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Cat sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Jungle Cat in Sundarbans National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Jungle Cat in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.

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