Tsushima Leopard Cat
Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus
Photo: Pontafon / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
A wild cat about the size of a housecat, living only on Tsushima Island in Nagasaki. It hunts rodents, birds and insects in forests and around rice fields. Very scarce and threatened by road accidents and habitat loss, it is the focus of intensive conservation efforts.
- Scientific name
- Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Nagasaki
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Critically EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- ツシマヤマネコ
- 简体中文
- 对马山猫
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Frequently asked questions
The Tsushima Leopard Cat is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Nagasaki.
You can see the Tsushima Leopard Cat at Fukuoka City Zoological Garden, Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Inokashira Park Zoo, Okinawa Zoo & Museum, Yokohama Zoological Gardens ZOORASIA, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
The Tsushima Leopard Cat is listed as "Critically Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as ツシマヤマネコ).
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