“Mini Leopard” - Leopard Cat

（国家二级保护动物）

(Second-Grade State Protection Animal)

豹猫（拉丁学名：Prionailurus bengalensis）是产于亚洲的猫科动物。豹猫的体型与家猫大致相仿，但各亚种的差别比较大，例如印度尼西亚的亚种平均体长45厘米，尾长20厘米，而西伯利亚的亚种体长则达到60厘米，尾长40厘米。豹猫的毛皮也有很多种颜色：南方的豹猫为黄色，北方的则为银灰色。胸部及腹部是白色。豹猫的斑点一般为黑色。豹猫是夜行动物，通常以啮齿类、鸟类、鱼类、爬行类及小型哺乳动物为食。除了交配季节外，它们一般为独处。

Leopard Cat (Scientific Latin Name: Prionailurus bengalensis) is a kind of big cat found in Asia. They are roughly the same size asdomestic cats, but they vary considerably from subspecies to subspecies. For example, the Indonesian subspecies have an average body length of 45 cm and a tail length of 20 cm, while the Siberian subspecies have a body length of 60 cm and a tail length of 40 cm. They also come in a variety of colors: yellow in the south and silvery gray in the north.The chest and abdomen are white. They generally have black spots. They are nocturnal and usually feed on rodents, birds, fish, reptiles and small mammals. They are usually solitary, except during the mating season.