Rusty-Spotted Cat

The rusty-spotted cat is one of the cat family's smallest members, of which historical records are known only from India and Sri Lanka. In 2012, it was also recorded in the western Terai of Nepal.

Mass: 3 lbs (Adult)

Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing)

Scientific name: Prionailurus rubiginosus

Length: 16 in. (Adult)

Trophic level: Carnivorous

Family: Felidae

Kingdom: Animalia