03/02/2022
It is a species of carnivorous mammal of the Felidae family of medium height, measuring 90 cm in length, plus 50 cm of the tail, weighing from 12 to 16 kg. In captivity it can live 20 years, in the wild much less. While their fur is mostly reddish fox or golden brown, black or gray variants can be found. Normally, its fur is smooth, except for some spots on its belly. However, in China there is a color variant with leopard-like spots.
The Asian golden cat is an opportunistic predator and its diet consists of rodents, birds, reptiles and other small animals. They are common prey hares, snakes and squirrels of the species «menetes berdmorei». To kill give a strong bite on the back of the neck. From time to time they say that they hunt species that exceed their size, these big ones can be water buffaloes.