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Research overview: flat-headed cat aquatic morphology
OverviewThe flat-headed cat shows striking anatomical adaptations to aquatic foraging, and this overview reviews them. Its name comes from a flattened head and forward-set eyes suited to peering into water, w…
Research overview: flat-headed cat dependence on freshwater wetlands
OverviewThis overview examines the flat-headed cat absolute dependence on lowland freshwater wetlands, the factor that most defines its conservation plight. The species is tied to rivers, swamps, and marshes…
Research overview: flat-headed cat detection in Southeast Asian wetlands
OverviewThe flat-headed cat is a highly specialized, semi-aquatic small felid of Southeast Asian peat-swamp and riverine forests, and one of the most threatened and poorly known cats in the world. This overvi…
Research overview: flat-headed cat diet of fish and aquatic prey
OverviewThe flat-headed cat is among the most piscivorous of felids, and this overview reviews its specialized aquatic diet. Observations and morphology indicate a diet centered on fish, frogs, and crustacean…
Research overview: flat-headed cat distribution in Sundaland
OverviewThe flat-headed cat is a highly specialized wetland felid restricted to Sundaland, occurring on Borneo and Sumatra and in parts of the Malay Peninsula and southern Thailand. This overview compiles rec…
Research overview: oil palm landscapes and wild cats of Southeast Asia
OverviewBeyond tigers, Southeast Asia's oil palm expansion affects a guild of smaller cats, including leopard cat, clouded leopard, marbled cat, and flat-headed cat, with widely varying tolerance of plantatio…
Research overview: the fishing cat and flat-headed cat within Prionailurus
OverviewThe genus Prionailurus includes not only leopard cats but also the fishing cat and flat-headed cat, specialized wetland felids. This overview examines their placement within the leopard cat lineage an…
Research overview: the flat-headed cat as one of the least-recorded cats
OverviewThe flat-headed cat is among the rarest cats in the camera-trap record, and this overview reviews the resulting challenges. Its restricted range, narrow wetland habitat, nocturnal habits, and apparent…
Research overview: the leopard cat lineage and prionailurus diversity
OverviewThe leopard cat lineage of Asia includes the widespread leopard cat, the fishing cat, the flat-headed cat, and the rusty-spotted cat, along with the related Pallas's cat. This overview surveys the gen…
Research overview: the phylogenetic position of the rusty-spotted cat
OverviewThe rusty-spotted cat, one of the smallest of all cats, is found in India and Sri Lanka and belongs to the leopard cat lineage. This overview reviews its placement within the genus Prionailurus, where…
Research synthesis: flat-headed cat conservation status
ReviewThis synthesis reviews the conservation standing of the flat-headed cat, widely regarded as among the most threatened small cats owing to its narrow range, extreme wetland specialization, and the rapi…