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Sethy, J.; Gouda, S.; Chauhan, N.S.
Photographic evidence of marbled cat from Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India
2017 Cat News (65): 39-40
The marbled cat _Pardofelis marmorata_ is one of the rarest and the least known felid species. It is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List and in Appendix I of CITES. In India, the species is restricted to eastern Himalayan foothills, especially Arunachal Pradesh. Twice a marbled cat was photo-captured in tropical mixed forest of Dampa Tiger Reserve at an elevation of 586 m in December 2015. In view of the fact that, there is a great paucity of information on the present status and distribution of the species, and that not many confirmed records are available, the photographic evidence of a marble cat in Dampa Tiger Reserve can contribute to determine its distribution and habitat.
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