ASIAN GOLDEN CAT

FELIDAE

COMMON NAME	FAMILY	GENUS	SCIENTIFIC NAME	SUB SPECIES - 3
ASIAN GOLDEN CAT	Felidae	Catopuma	Pardofelis temminckii	1.  (Pardofelis temminckii temminckii)
The Asian golden cat (Pardofelis temminckii, syn. Catopuma temminckii), also called the Asiatic golden cat and Temminck's cat, is a medium-sized wild cat of Southeastern Asia. In 2008, the IUCN classified Asian golden cats as Near Threatened, stating that the species comes close to qualifying as Vulnerable due to hunting pressure and habitat loss, since Southeast Asian forests are undergoing the world's fastest regionaldeforestation rates. The Asian golden cat was named in honor of the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck, who first described the African golden cat in 1827.				2.  (Pardofelis temminckii dominicanorum)
				3.  (Pardofelis temminckii tristis)