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Cat Name
African Golden Cat
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Near Threatened
Population Decreasing
Closest Relatives
Caracal
Serval
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Caracal
Species: Caracal aurata
Subspecies
Caracal aurata aurata
Caracal aurata cottoni
Caracal aurata cottoni
Former/Disputed Classifications
Profelis aurata
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System