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Research overview: rusty-spotted cat behavior and natural history
OverviewThis overview compiles what is known of rusty-spotted cat behavior, much of it from captivity and scattered field observation. The species is solitary, secretive, and reportedly bold and active for it…
Research overview: rusty-spotted cat diet and nocturnal activity
OverviewThis overview examines the diet and activity of the rusty-spotted cat, drawn from limited field and captive observation. The species is largely nocturnal, emerging after dark to hunt small prey includ…
Research overview: rusty-spotted cat distribution in India and Sri Lanka
OverviewThe rusty-spotted cat, among the smallest of all cats, occurs mainly in India and Sri Lanka, with its range now known to extend into Nepal. This overview compiles records describing its occurrence in…
Research overview: rusty-spotted cat habitat use and adaptability
OverviewOnce thought to require undisturbed forest, the rusty-spotted cat is increasingly recorded in human-modified landscapes, and this overview reviews its habitat use. Camera-trap studies document the spe…
Research overview: rusty-spotted cat records from camera traps
OverviewThe rusty-spotted cat, one of the world's smallest felids, inhabits forests and scrub of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, and is so tiny and secretive that camera traps provide many of the few confirmed r…
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 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 overview: the rusty-spotted cat as one of the world smallest felids
OverviewThe rusty-spotted cat vies with the black-footed cat for the title of smallest wild cat, and this overview reviews its diminutive size and associated biology. Weighing roughly one to one and a half ki…
Research synthesis: rusty-spotted cat conservation status
ReviewThis synthesis reviews the conservation standing of the rusty-spotted cat, historically considered at some risk owing to habitat loss but increasingly understood to be more widespread and adaptable th…