Conservation status: The leopard cat is considered to be abundant across most of its range.  The manchurica subspecies on the Tshushima islands is critically endangered and may number less than 100.  It is protected in certain areas by local legislation and hunting is either prohibited or regulated. 

Distribution: The Asian leopard cats range includes much of Asia and some island populations in Manchuria, the Phillipines and Japan.

Common names/Species list:

Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis - Leopard cat (India, Bangladesh, Southeast Asian mainland, Yunnan)
Prionailurus bengalensis borneoensis - Leopard cat (Borneo)
Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis - Leopard cat (China, Taiwan)
Prionailurus bengalensis euptailura - Leopard cat (eastern Siberia, Mongolia)
Prionailurus bengalensis horsfieldi - Leopard cat (Himalaya)
Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis - Iriomote cat (Japanese island of Iriomote)
Prionailurus bengalensis javaensis - Leopard cat (Java)
Prionailurus bengalensis manchurica - Tshushima cat (Manchuria)
Prionailurus bengalensis minutus - Leopard cat (Phillipines)
Prionailurus bengalensis sumatranus- Leopard cat (Sumatra)
Prionailurus bengalensis trevelyani - Leopard cat (Pakistan)