Golden cat
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A golden cat is a medium-sized wild cat, that belongs either to the genus Catopuma or Profelis. There are three species of golden cats:

• African Golden Cat, Profelis aurata
• Asiatic Golden Cat, Catopuma temminckii
• Bay Cat, Catopuma badia

All golden cats inhabit rainforests and hunt on the ground. The colour of their fur is normally reddish brown or golden brown, although there are several other colour variants; anyhow, according to recent studies the African species is not closely related to the two Asian species; the similarity appears to be just a result of convergent evolution.

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