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title: "Gato de las Islas de la Sonda"
description: "Prionailurus javanensis — Mamíferos. The Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis) is a small wild cat species native to the Sundaland islands of Java, Bali, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines that is considered distinct from the leopard cat occurring in mainland South and Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/sunda-leopard-cat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gato de las Islas de la Sonda

> Prionailurus javanensis — Mamíferos. The Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis) is a small wild cat species native to the Sundaland islands of Java, Bali, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines that is considered distinct from the leopard cat occurring in mainland South and Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Prionailurus javanensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 345
- Wikidata: [Q30693726](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30693726)
- iNaturalist taxon: [922736](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/922736)

## Names

- en: Sunda Leopard Cat
- de: Sundakatze
- es: Gato de las Islas de la Sonda
- fr: Chat-léopard de la Sonde
- nl: Soendatijgerkatje

## Countries with the most observations

MY (217), ID (84)

## Summary

The Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis) is a small wild cat species native to the Sundaland islands of Java, Bali, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines that is considered distinct from the leopard cat occurring in mainland South and Southeast Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunda_leopard_cat

## Photo

![Gato de las Islas de la Sonda](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sunda-leopard-cat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258093654

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sunda-leopard-cat?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).