Visayan Leopard Cat / Maral
“ As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the humankind. ”
– Cleveland Amory
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Feliforma
Family: Felidae
Genus: Prionailurus
Species: Prionailurus javanensis
Subspecies: Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus
Descendant: Javan leopard cat
Named by: Thomas Horsfield
Year Published: 1821
Size: 45 to 75 cm (18 to 30 inches) in length; 60 cm tall in height; 0.55 in weight
Lifespan: 8 to 20+ years
Activity: Crepuscular 🌇
Thermoregulate: Endotherm
Type:
Synapsids
Mammals (Cats)
Title:
Philippine Wild Cat
Visayan Wild Cat
Palawan Wild Cat
Ihalas nga Iring (Cebuano)
Pantheon:
Terran/Gaian 🇺🇳
Filipino 🇵🇭
Time Period: Pleistocene–Holocene
Alignment: Docile
Threat Level: ★★
Diet: Omnivorous 🥩🥓🌿
Elements: none
Inflicts: none
Weaknesses: Fire 🔥, water 🌊, rock 🪨, air 🌬️, electric ⚡, leaf 🌿, ice ❄️, metal 🔩, dark 🌑, light 🔆
Casualties: ???
Based On: itself
Conservation Status: Vulnerable (VU) - IUCN Red List
The Visayan Leopard Cat or Maral (Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus) is the subspecies population in the Philippine Islands of Negros, Cebu and Panay.
Like their relatives, the unlikely ancestors of Bengal cats but not closely related.
The fur of the Visayan leopard cat is dark ochre to buffy fawn with large and dark spots. Its skull is a little narrower than that of Sumatran leopard cat and Bornean leopard cat, also with hazel eyes.
The purpose of the "falling cat problem" is to explain the underlying physics of the observed cat righting reflex, because most little or larger cats are impervious to fall injury but nevertheless avoid falls. Because the cat is not a rigid body, the seeming clash with the law of conservation of angular momentum is resolved. Instead, the cat's flexible backbone and ineffectual collarbone allow it to shift shape during the fall.
The first scats were collected in July, increasing until October while none was collected in May and June. Results suggest that the presence of Visayan leopard cats in sugarcane fields is influenced by the growth of sugarcane which attracts rodents. The main prey species consumed by Visayan leopard cats were Mus musculus (96%), Rattus exulans (96%), Rattus argentiventer (64%) and Rattus tanezumi (32%) concurring with many studies that small mammals are the main prey items of leopard cats.
The Prionailurus genus is friendly but became territorial when it came too close.
The Visayan leopard cat is endemic to the Philippine islands of Panay and Negros where it inhabits remnant forest fragments. In Cebu, it has also been recorded in sugarcane farms.
All subspecies of Sunda leopard cat have a single geographical locations in their respective countries.
Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant
Individual Type: Solo
Population Trend: Stable
Population: ???
Locomotion: Terrestrial
Habitat: Montane Grasslands and Shrublands; Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests, Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Forests; Mushroom Fields; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Graveyard Vale; Radiated Citadel; Volcano; Warm Ghost Town; Cold Ghost Town; Ruined Skyscraper.
Earth:
Extant (Resident): Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia (Bali; Jawa; Kalimantan; Sumatra; Tebing Tinggi); Malaysia (Sabah; Johor); Philippines (Cebu; Negros; Panay)
The Prionailurus were tranquilized by bullets, made unconscious, fed meat and berries while unconscious, and used narcotics to continuously overdose. If this species isn't already trained, you can tame it with meat, berries, or eggs.
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Tagalog: Pusang leopardo, Maral
Cebuano: Maral (ᜋᜇᜎ᜔)
Indonesian: Kucing-kuwuk, Kucing-kuwuk Sugbu, Maral
Navajo: Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ mósíłkizhii ałchinígíí
Japanese: ベンガルヤマネコ,
Korean: 삵/살쾡이
Turkish: Sunda pars kedisi
Hungarian: Bengáli törpemacska
Irish: Marál, Liopardchat
French: Chat-léopard
Spanish: Gato leopardo
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