Status: Endangered

Interesting Facts: It was thought that the leopard cat was extinct in Singapore. The last confirmed sighting was from Mandai in 1968. No record of its presence for the past twenty years until recently in June 2001, a roadkill was found along Mandai road. Perhaps there is still hopes that a small population still roams in our limited native jungles. Despite this, the leopard cat is still at the brink of extinction.

Size: 17-26cm

Diet: Feeds on vertebrates such as lizards, frogs, birds and small mammals.

Activity: Hunt by night.

Habitat: Forest habitats, probably restricted to Central Catchment Area and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.

Threats: Habitat destruction. Shrinking tropical forest becomes a threat since carnivores require much larger areas for hunting down their prey.

References: The Singapore Red Data Book