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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Prionailurus bengalensis

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Felidae

Genus

Prionailurus

Species

Prionailurus bengalensis

Mammalia🥩 Carnivore

Leopard Cat

Prionailurus bengalensis (Leopard Cat · ベンガルヤマネコ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

45~85cm · 40cm

Mass · Top Speed

3~5kg · 50km/h

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Forests, wetlands, and riverbanks across South Korea

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

📏 Length 45cm — ~1.5× the long side of an A4 sheet (29.7 cm)
⚖️ Mass 3kg — Equivalent to ~1.5 two-liter water bottles (2 kg each)
⚡ Speed 50km/h — ~1.3× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record average speed (37.6 km/h)

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)42

⚡ Speed Index (400 km/h = 100)13

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

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📖 1. Overview

With tigers and leopards gone, it is the only native wild felid serving as the top predator in South Korea's natural ecosystems today.

🌐 Wikipedia Summary Extract
The leopard cat is a small wild cat with dark spots on the tawny-coloured body and limbs. It has two dark stripes running from the eyes to the ears and smaller white streaks running from the eyes to the nose, and two to four rows of elongated spots along its back. Its tail is about half the size of its head-to-body length.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-24

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It is characterized by two distinct vertical white stripes on its forehead, white spots on the back of its ears (identical to tiger ear spots), and a thick striped tail.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Skilled at swimming, it hunts field mice, fish, and amphibians around wetlands.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

Designated as Class II endangered wildlife (Korea) by the Ministry of Environment, it is a primary target for wildlife corridor protection at Upo Wetland and Sihwaho Lake.