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| image = Bay cat 1 Jim Sanderson-cropped.jpg |
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| name = Bay Cat |
| name = Bay Cat |
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| status = EN |
| status = EN |
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| trend = down |
| trend = down |
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| status_system = iucn3.1 |
| status_system = iucn3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name=iucn/> |
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| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{IUCN |assessors=Hearn, A., Sanderson, J., Ross, J., Wilting, A. & Sunarto, S. |year=2008 |id=4037 |taxon=Pardofelis badia |version=2010.4}}</ref> |
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|Image:BayCatHiss.jpg |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| ordo = [[Carnivora]] |
| ordo = [[Carnivora]] |
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| familia = [[Felidae]] |
| familia = [[Felidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[ |
| genus = ''[[Pardofelis]]'' |
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| species = ''''' |
| species = '''''P. badia''''' |
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| binomial = '' |
| binomial = ''Pardofelis badia''<ref name=iucn/> |
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| binomial_authority = ([[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1874) |
| binomial_authority = ([[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1874) |
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| range_map = Bay cat distribution map.png |
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The '''Bay Cat''' (''Catopuma badia''), also known as '''Bornean Cat''', '''Bornean |
The '''Bay Cat''' (''Pardofelis badia'' [[Synonym (taxonomy)|syn.]] ''Catopuma badia''), also known as '''Bornean Cat''', '''Bornean Bay Cat''', '''Bornean Marbled Cat''', is a wild [[felidae|cat]] [[endemism|endemic]] to the island of [[Borneo]] that appears relatively rare compared to [[Sympatric speciation|sympatric]] felids, based on the paucity of historical as well as recent records. In 2002, the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] classified the forest-dependent species as [[Endangered species|endangered]] because of a projected population decline to less than one-third by 2020 due to habitat loss.<ref name=iucn>{{IUCN |assessors=Hearn, A., Sanderson, J., Ross, J., Wilting, A. & Sunarto, S. |year=2008 |id=4037 |taxon=Pardofelis badia |version=2010.4}}</ref> |
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The Borneo Bay Cat is forest-dependent, and forest cover on the island of Borneo, if current deforestation rates continue, is to 0 |
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Nearly everything that is known about this cat is based on just twelve specimens, the first of which was collected by [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] in 1855 in [[Sarawak]]. A total of seven further skins surfaced over the following decades, but it was not until 1992 that a living specimen was obtained, and there were no photographs of the animal until a second living specimen was captured in 1998.<ref name=WCoW/> |
Nearly everything that is known about this cat is based on just twelve specimens, the first of which was collected by [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] in 1855 in [[Sarawak]]. A total of seven further skins surfaced over the following decades, but it was not until 1992 that a living specimen was obtained, and there were no photographs of the animal until a second living specimen was captured in 1998.<ref name=WCoW/> |
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Revision as of 13:20, 1 April 2011
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The Bay Cat (Pardofelis badia syn. Catopuma badia), also known as Bornean Cat, Bornean Bay Cat, Bornean Marbled Cat, is a wild cat endemic to the island of Borneo that appears relatively rare compared to sympatric felids, based on the paucity of historical as well as recent records. In 2002, the IUCN classified the forest-dependent species as endangered because of a projected population decline to less than one-third by 2020 due to habitat loss.[1]
The Borneo Bay Cat is forest-dependent, and forest cover on the island of Borneo, if current deforestation rates continue, is to 0
Nearly everything that is known about this cat is based on just twelve specimens, the first of which was collected by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1855 in Sarawak. A total of seven further skins surfaced over the following decades, but it was not until 1992 that a living specimen was obtained, and there were no photographs of the animal until a second living specimen was captured in 1998.[2]
Appearance
The Bay Cat's fur is usually reddish brown, although there is also a grey colour variant, and the underparts are usually paler than the rest of the body. The ears are short and rounded, set well down on the sides of the head. The body is faintly speckled with black markings, and spots on the lighter golden brown underside and limbs. The short, rounded head is dark greyish brown with two dark stripes originating from the corner of each eye, and the back of the head has a dark ‘M’ shaped marking. The backs of the ears are dark greyish, lacking the central white spots found on many other cat species. The underside of the chin is white and there are two faint brown stripes on the cheeks. Their long, tapering tail has a yellowish streak down its length on the underside, becoming pure white at the tip, which is marked with a small black spot. Body proportions and the extremely long tail give it the look of the new world jaguarundi.[2]
For a time, it was unknown whether the Bay Cat was a unique species or merely a smaller island form of the
Evolution
Recent analyses indicate that the Bay Cat diverged from a common ancestor with the Asian Golden Cat an estimated 4.9-5.3 million years ago, well before the geological separation of Borneo from other islands on the Sunda Shelf some 10,000-15,000 years ago.[4]
Diet
This wild
Habitat
As its English name suggests, the Bornean Red Cat is confined to the island of
Conservation status
Due to significant habitat loss in Borneo, the Bay Cat has been only recently reclassified as
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN
- ^ ISBN 0-226-77999-8.
- ^ Sunquist, M.E.; et al. (1994). "Rediscovery of the Bornean Bay Cat". Oryx. 28: 67–70.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ W. E. Johnson; et al. (1999). "Molecular genetic characterisation of two insular Asian cat species, Bornean bay cat and Iriomote cat". In S.P. Wasser (ed.). Evolutionary theory and processes: Modern perspectives, Essays in honour of Eviator Nevo. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishing. pp. 223–248.
{{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ J.Mohd-Azlan and J.Sanderson (2007). "Geographic distribution and conservation status of the bay cat Catopuma badia, a Bornean endemic". Oryx. 41 (3).
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