Please remember, Asian leopard cats are NOT bengals, they are wild cats and require specialized care and housing.
Leopard cats are small wild cats found throughout much of southern and eastern Asia. All leopard cats are on CITES endangered species list (only one is on Appendix I, the rest are on Appendix II). Leopard cats are not big, they range from 5 lbs. to 15 lbs., they do appear larger then a domestic cat due to the length of there body. They have a variable background color depending on what subspecies and where they originate from, but typically it is a golden brown to tawny brown. The belly is typically a very stark white with spots (one of the hardest traits to carry over into the latter generations of bengals), the tail is normally spotted with the spots forming rings towards the tip. Rosettes are not found in all subspecies of leopard cats, many just have small solid spots. The leopard cat head is small compared to the rest of the body, with small rounded ears. The leopard cat is extremely shy and reclusive, not aggressive as many think. They do not do good around strangers and should never be kept by the average individual.
This is a photo of the Amur sub-species, known for its dense double pelt.
This is a more southern sub-species, note the rosettes.
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