The asian golden cat is a big cat, but it happens to be small. This cat can be found all around Southeast asia in countries like Nepal, northeastern India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, Malaysia and Sumatra. Its habitat is forests, along with tropical and subtropical rainforests. Their diet varies because they are carnivores. They eat rodents, hares, birds, reptiles, and sometimes water buffalo calves and ghorals, which are similar to mountain goats. They spend most of their time looking for food.
The asian golden cat is a predator so it doesn’t have any other natural predators. But even though there are no natural predators it is still endangered due to loss of habitat. They are mostly solitary and have their own territory, they also communicate with sounds and scents. The cats can start mating at the age of 1 to 2 years, and have a lifespan of 20 years. Their estimated population is 10,000 individuals left in the wild. Depending on where they live their color changes. They can be brown, gold, grey, black, and white.