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Jutzeler, E.; Xie, Y.; Vogt, K.
Marbled cat
2010 Cat News (Special Issue 5): 46-47
There is little information on the current status of the marbled cat and very few confirmed data, as it is rarely seen or photographed in the wild compared to other sympatric felids (IUCN 2010). This has often been attributed to the arboreal nature of the species, but could also be caused by a low abundance or its reclusiveness and occurrence in remote areas. Still the population is thought to be in decline and the species is believed to be rare and regionally endangered (IUCN 2010). There has been no information collected over the past decade in China (Wang & Xie 2009), but the cat ranks as the rarest felid species in Yunnan, where it is mainly known to occur (Wang 1998). One specimen was collected in Yunnan in the 1970s (Nowell & Jackson 1996). In a more recent study in Yunnan from 2005 to 2006, the cat was identified by locals in the Nangunhe National Nature Reserve and in the Xishuangbanna region, but it is said to be rare (L. Feng pers. comm.). Reports of its presence in Guangxi were not confirmed (Nowell & Jackson 1996).
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