The height of African golden cats from their shoulder to the ground ranges between 40 and 50 cm. Their tail ranges from 16 to 46 cm in length, with males averaging 31 cm and females 30 cm. Males tend to be longer, averaging 74 cm, whereas females average around 71 cm in length. Adults range from 61 to 102 cm in length excluding the tail. African golden cats range from 3 to 18 kg in weight.
They have a semi-complete postorbital closure and small anterior premolars.
Fringe environments, such as waterways leading into savannah woodlands, are sometimes preferred habitat zones due to their dense populations of rodents. They adjust well to areas affected by logging because of the region's dense secondary undergrowth, which is advantageous for camouflaged hunting. ( "Cat Survival Trust", 2002 Alderton, 1993 Hall-Martin and Bosman, 1998 "Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan: Wild Cats", 1996 Ray and Sunquist, 2001 Sleeper, 1995 Sogbohossou, et al., 2010)Īlthough Africa golden cats can be found in a variety of habitats, they are predominantly found in densely forested regions. The Congo River provides a natural geographic barrier dividing the two subspecies. They inhabit areas ranging from the Savanna woodlands of western Sierra Leone to the primary forested regions of central Africa and as far East as Kenya. The geographic range of African golden cats, Profelis aurata, spans across equatorial Africa.
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