Prionailurus bengalensis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) 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.
The leopard cat is native to continental South, Southeast and East Asia. It inhabits tropical evergreen rainforests, subtropical deciduous and coniferous forests up to an elevation of 4,474 m (14,678 ft) in the Himalayas. Since 2002 it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List as it is widely distributed although threatened by habitat loss and hunting in parts of its range.
A leopard cat is about the size of a domestic cat, but more slender, with longer legs and well-defined webs between its toes. Its small head is marked with two prominent dark stripes and a short and narrow white muzzle. There are two dark stripes running from the eyes to the ears and smaller white streaks running from the eyes to the nose. The backs of its moderately long and rounded ears are black with central white spots. Body and... Wikipedia →
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Hong Kong SAR China · 2021
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Taipei Zoo | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Poznań Nowe Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 5 | Tallinn Zoo | 🇪🇪 Estonia | |
| 6 | Chiang Mai Night Safari | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Shanghai Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Tama Zoological Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 11 | Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 12 | Yaroslavl Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 13 | Nasu Animal Kingdom | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 14 | Chengdu Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 15 | Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 16 | Kharkiv Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 17 | Bandung Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 18 | Himalayan Zoological Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Gopalpur Zoo | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 21 | Great Cats World Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 22 | Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico) | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 23 | Kharkiv Dolphinarium | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 24 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 25 | Tsushima Wildlife Conservation Center | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 26 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mainland Leopard Cat sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 24 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–July, September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mainland Leopard Cat in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mainland Leopard Cat sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Mainland Leopard Cat sightings, Khao Yai National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same order: Carnivora
The closest relatives of the Mainland Leopard Cat that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (order Carnivora, Carnivorans) are Asian Jackal (about 40%), Common Palm Civet (about 30%) and Small Indian Civet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mainland Leopard Cat is recorded against all the mammals logged in Khao Yai National Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
