Where to see the Asian Golden Cat
Catopuma temminckii · mammal · Felidae
Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) is recorded in 7 protected areas and wildlife sites across 3 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Batang Gadis National Park (Indonesia), Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (Indonesia) and Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia).
Where is the best place to see the Asian Golden Cat?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Asian Golden Cat are Batang Gadis National Park (Indonesia), Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (Indonesia) and Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia). Most sites are in Indonesia (3), Laos (2) and Malaysia (2). It appears in 1 trip report in our library.
Top 7 places for the Asian Golden Cat
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batang Gadis National Park | Indonesia | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 2 | Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park | Indonesia | 13 | 2014 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | Indonesia | 7 | 2006–2015 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 4 | Nam Et-Phou Louey | Laos | 4 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 5 | Taman Negara Pahang | Malaysia | 3 | 1999 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 6 | Nakai-Nam Theun | Laos | 3 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 7 | National Park Pahang | Malaysia | 3 | 1999 | Recorded on GBIF |
By country
Indonesia: 3, Laos: 2 and Malaysia: 2.
Seen on trips
The Asian Golden Cat is recorded in these trip reports:
Tours that have recorded it
- Best of Sumatra Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Sumatra guide, Malaysia guide, India guide, Thailand guide.
Take it with you
Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.
Make a field guide for Batang Gadis National ParkPhoto: (c) otomops, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC-BY.
GBIF downloads: Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.