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7 summaries in Small Wildcat Biology on marbled cat
Research overview: assessing extinction risk in small wildcats
OverviewThis overview examines how the extinction risk of small wildcats is assessed and the difficulties involved. Status assessments draw on distribution, population size and trend, habitat, and threats to…
Research overview: camera-trapping methods for small wildcats
OverviewCamera trapping has transformed the study of small wildcats, and this overview reviews how the method is applied and its limitations. Remote cameras detect cryptic, nocturnal cats without direct obser…
Research overview: marbled cat arboreal adaptations and long tail
OverviewThe marbled cat is among the more arboreal small cats, and this overview reviews the adaptations behind its climbing lifestyle. Most distinctive is its exceptionally long, thick tail, often as long as…
Research overview: marbled cat diet and activity
OverviewInformation on marbled cat diet and activity is sparse, and this overview compiles the available fragments. The species is thought to hunt birds, squirrels, rodents, reptiles, and other small vertebra…
Research overview: marbled cat distribution in Asian forests
OverviewThe marbled cat is a small, long-tailed arboreal felid of forests from the eastern Himalaya and northeast India through Southeast Asia to Borneo and Sumatra. This overview compiles records describing…
Research overview: the marbled cat as a data-deficient species
OverviewThe marbled cat exemplifies how little is known about some small cats, and this overview reviews the data gaps and efforts to fill them. Basic information on the species population size, density, rang…
Research synthesis: marbled cat conservation status
ReviewThis synthesis reviews the conservation standing of the marbled cat, generally regarded as facing elevated risk owing to its forest dependence and exposure to deforestation across Southeast Asia, thou…