African Golden Cat
Sizes
Length: 30-57 inches
Weight: 24-30 pounds
Height: 20 inches
Breeding
Sexual Maturity: 23 months
Gestation: 78 days
Number of Young: 1 kitten
Lifestyle
Habit: Solitary and nocturnal
Diet: large and small rodents, small antelope, birds, fallen, injured monkeys and scavenged eagle kills (remains)
Lifespan: 12 years in captivity
Related Species
Asian Golden Cat (see right)
| Asian Golden Cat
Sizes
Length: 46-54 inches
Weight: 20-32.5 pounds
Height: 26-33 inches
Breeding
Sexual Maturity: about 2 years
Gestation: 80 days
Number of Young: 1-3 kittens
Lifestyle
Habit: unknown
Diet: large rodents, amphibians, insects, birds, small reptiles, wild pig, sambar deer, and young calves of domestic water buffalo
Lifespan: about 12 years
Related Species
African Golden Cat (see left)
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