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Wilcox D. H. A., Tran Quang Phuong, Hoang Minh Duc & Nguyen The Wilcox D. H. A., Tran Quang Phuong, Hoang Minh Duc & Nguyen The Truong An. 2014. The decline of non-Panthera cats species in Vietnam. Cat News Special Issue 8, 53-61. Supporting Online Material SOM T1-T3. SOM T1. Conservation categorisation of the six non-Panthera cat species in Vietnam. Common name Species name IUCN Red List1 Vietnam Red Book2 marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata Vulnerable Vulnerable Asiatic golden cat Pardofelis temminckii Near Threatened Endangered clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa Vulnerable Endangered jungle cat Felis chaus Least Concern Data Deficient leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis Least Concern Not Listed fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus Endangered Endangered 1 Conservation status according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Current listings are based on the 2008 Global Mammal Assessment (GMA) 2 Conservation status according to the 2007 Red Data Book of Vietnam Part 1: animals, developed and written Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology [VAST] SOM T2. Traceable verifiable leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis records from Vietnam. Site Province(s) Main habitat(s) at site1 Record type2 Reference Ba Na NR Da Nang Lowland to lower montane O Frontier Vietnam evergreen (1996a) Bach Ma NP Thua Thien Hue Lowland to submontane CT Dickinson & Van evergreen Ngoc Thinh (2006) Ben En NP Thanh Hoa Lowland semi-evergreen and O, R Frontier Vietnam evergreen (2000a) Cat Ba NP Hai Phong Lowland evergreen on O Frontier Vietnam limestone (2002) Cat Ba NP Hai Phong Lowland evergreen on CT, O - spotlit Abramov & limestone Kruskop (2012) Cat Tien NP Dong Nai Lowland semi-evergreen and CT, O - spotlit Nguyen The evergreen Truong An in litt. 2013 Cat Tien NP Dong Nai Lowland semi-evergreen and O Polet et al. (2004) evergreen Cat Tien NP Dong Nai Lowland semi-evergreen and CT Shih-chih Yen evergreen (2009) Cham Chu NR Tuyen Quang Lowland to lower montane S Le Khac Quyet et evergreen and evergreen forest al. (2001) on limestone Chu Yang Sin Dak Lak Lowland semi-evergreen and CT Birdlife NP evergreen to upper montane International evergreen (2010) Ea So NR Dak Lak Open grassland and deciduous O - spotlit Le Xuan Canh et forest al. (1997)* Hoang Lieng Lao Cai Sub-montane to upper montane CT Swan & O'Reilly Son - Van evergreen forest. Coniferous (2004) Ban NR forest. Huong Son Ha Tinh Lowland to mid-montane O - spotlit Timmins & Trinh SFE evergreen. Coniferous forest Viet Cuong (2001) Ke Go NR Ha Tinh Lowland evergreen O Le Trong Trai et al. (1999) Khe Nuoc Quang Binh Lowland evergreen CT World Pheasant Trong Association. proposed NR (2011) Unpublished data Khe Nuoc Quang Binh Lowland evergreen CT Viet Nature Trong Conservation proposed NR Centre in litt. 2013 La Nga SFE Dong Nai Lowland semi-evergreen O - spotlit Nguyen Xuan Dang et al. (2004a) Na Hang NR Tuyen Quang Lowland evergreen on O Frontier Vietnam - Ban Bung limestone (1996b) sector Nam Dong Thua Thien Hue Lowland Evergreen CT Dickinson and Van district Ngoc Thinh (2006) Nam Giang Quang Nam Lowland hill and lower CT Long (2005) Main FMU3 montane evergreen Nam Tra My Quang Nam Mid to upper montane CT Long (2005) Main FMU4 evergreen Ngoc Linh Quang Nam Lowland to upper montane CT Tordoff et al. proposed NR evergreen (2000) Pu Hoat NR Nghe An Lowland to upper montane C Frontier Vietnam evergreen (2000b) Pu Luong NR Thanh Hoa Lowland evergreen and CT Do Ngoc Cuong lowland evergreen on (2004) limestone Pu Mat NR Nghe An Lowland to lower montane CT, O - spotlit SNFC (2000) evergreen Red River Hanoi Agricultural mosaic fallow O Sebastien Delta land, scrub, planted banana Delonglee in litt. 2013 Saola NRs Quang Nam and Lowland to lower montane CT Thomas Gray, Thua Thien Hue evergreen WWF unpublished data Tam Dao NP Vinh Phuc, Thai Lowland to lower montane R Nguyen Xuan Nguyen and Tuyen evergreen Dang et al. (2006) Quang U Minh Ha Ca Mau Active Melaleuca and Acacia CT, O - spotlit CPCP unpublished FFEs plantations, Phragmite data dominated reed beds U Minh Ha Ca Mau Semi-natural (i.e. untended old CT CPCP unpublished NP plantations) Melaleuca data dominated swamp forest on peat/mineral soils, seasonally inundated grasslands U Minh Kien Giang Melaleuca dominated swamp C, CT Nguyen Xuan Thuong NP forest on peat/mineral soils, Dang et al. seasonally inundated (2004b) grasslands, open swamps Yok Don NP Dak Lak Deciduous forest O - spotlit Le Xuan Canh et al. (1997)* Yok Don NP Dak Lak Deciduous forest O, S Eames et al. (2004) 1 necessarily those habitats where survey effort was directed; it is only a broad indication of the habitats and altitude range at a site. Information on habitat was obtained from the relevant reference or, if the information Sourcebook of existing and proposed protected areas in Vietnam, 2004 2 ype includes CT = Camera Trapped, S = Specimen, C = Captive, R = Remains and O = Direct Observation. For records where it has been made explicit that leopard cat was spotlit during night-spotting exercises this information has been included. a misnomer in some survey reports and does not necessarily refer to a specimen that was collected and stored in a museum. It is more likely to refer to remains e.g. a preserved skin, which were observed in villages. had sufficient details. 3 Nam Giang Main FMU broadly overlaps with Song Thanh NR 4 Nam Tra My Main FMU broadly overlaps with Ngoc Ling proposed NR (Quang Nam province) * No notes on identification in original source; confirmed by observer (J. W. Duckworth in litt. 2013). SOM T3. Small cat and other small carnivore camera trap records from all major published or known camera-trap studies in Vietnam. Site(s) Survey Main habitat(s) at site1 Camera trap survey effort2 Small cat Other small carnivore species3 Reference year(s) species Cat Tien NP 2012, Lowland evergreen and approx. 2000+ trap nights leopard cat common palm civet Paradoxurus Nguyen The 2013 semi-evergreen hermaphroditus, small Indian civet Truong An in litt. Viverricula indica, yellow-throated 2013 marten Martes flavigula, small Asian mongoose Herpestes javanicus, crab-eating mongoose H. urva, ferret badger Melogale, small-clawed otter Aonyx cinereus Cat Tien NP 2006, Lowland evergreen and 3523 trap nights leopard cat common palm civet, binturong Shih-chih Yen 2007 semi-evergreen Arctictus binturong, yellow- (2009) throated marten, crab-eating mongoose, small Asian mongoose, ferret badger Hoang Lieng 2001 Sub-montane to upper 6 months leopard cat common palm civet, masked palm Swan & O'Reilly Son - Van Ban montane evergreen civet Paguma larvata, owston's (2004) NR forest. Coniferous civet Chrotogale owstoni, crab- forest. eating mongoose Ke Go NR Khe 2006, Lowland evergreen approx. 1300 trap nights none yellow-throated marten, common Carnivore and Net proposed 2007, palm civet, ferret badger, stripe- Pangolin NR 2010 backed weasel Mustela strigidorsa Conservation Program unpublished data Khe Nuoc Trong 2011 Lowland evergreen 1681 trap nights leopard cat common palm civet, masked palm World Pheasant proposed NR civet, large Indian civet, crab- Association. eating mongoose, mongoose sp. (2011) Unpubl. d data Khe Nuoc Trong 2012, Lowland evergreen 3431 trap nights leopard cat common palm civet, masked palm Viet Nature proposed NR 2013 civet, large Indian civet, spotted Conservation linsang Prionodon pardicolor, Centre in litt. yellow-throated marten, ferret (2013) badger, crab-eating mongoose, mongoose Phong Nha - Ke 2012 Lowland evergreen and 6761 photographs collected none yellow-throated marten, common Nguyen Xuan Bang NP evergreen forest on during approximately 1800 palm civet, masked palm civet, Dang et al. (2012) limestone trap nights ferret badger, crab-eating mongoose Pu Luong NR 2003, Lowland evergreen and 1 year with 9 camera traps for leopard cat, large Indian civet, Owston's Civet, Do Ngoc Cuong 2004, lowland evergreen on the first 6 months and 7 - 5 Asiatic golden hog badger Arctonyx collaris, crab- (2004) 2005 limestone traps thereafter cat, clouded eating mongoose, ferret badger leopard Pu Mat NR 1998, Lowland to lower Between 9 to 15 camera traps leopard cat, yellow-throated marten, hog SNFC (2000) 1999 montane evergeen were left at each survey Asiatic golden badger, large Indian civet, spotted location (total of 7) for an cat linsang, common palm civet, average of 49 nights (range; 7 masked civet, binturong, Owston s to 83 nights) for a total of civet approximately 344 days. Que Son West, 2002, Lowland to upper 3984 trap nights leopard cat, yellow-bellied weasel Mustela Long (2005) Nam Giang 2003, montane evergreen Asiatic golden kathiah, large Indian civet, common Main, Tay Giang 2004, cat palm civet, masked palm civet, Main and Phuoc 2005 spotted linsang, Owston's civet, Son West crab-eating mongoose FMUs4 Saola Nature 2012 Lowland to lower approx. 3000+ trap nights leopard cat small Indian civet, yellow-throated Thomas Gray, Reserves montane evergreen marten, spotted linsang, crab- WWF, unpubl. eating mongoose data U Minh Ha NP 2007, Melaleuca dominated approx. 1400 trap nights leopard cat common palm civet, small Indian Carnivore and and U Minh Ha 2008, swamp forest in both civet, small Asian mongoose, Pangolin FFEs 2010 inactive and active small-clawed otter Conservation plantations. Seasonally Program innundated grasslands unpublished data WWF Green 2005, Lowland to lower 1230 trap nights leopard cat common palm civet, masked palm Dickinson & Van Corridor Forest 2006 montane evergreen civet, Owston's civet, large Indian Ngoc Thinh (2006) Landscape civet, ferret badger (Bach Ma NP, Phong Dien NR, A Loui District and Nam Dong District) 1 ite does not necessarily include all habitat types that can be found at a site, nor necessarily those habitats where survey effort was directed; it is only a broad indication of the habitats and altitude range at a site. Information on habitat was obtained from the relevant reference or, if the information was Sourcebook of existing and proposed protected areas in Vietnam, 2004 2 Effort figures are for guidance only and are not comparable between studies.
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