Editing Rusty-spotted cat (section)

==Characteristics==
[[File:Rustyspottedcatskull.png|thumb|Illustration of a skull<ref name="Pocock39"/>]]
The rusty-spotted cat has a short reddish grey fur over most of the body with rusty spots on the back and flanks. Four blackish lines run over the eyes, and two of them extend over the neck. Six dark streaks are on each side of the head, extending over the cheeks and forehead. Its chin, throat, inner side of the limbs and belly are whitish with tiny brownish spots. It has a rusty band on the chest. Its paws and tail are uniform reddish grey.<ref name=Geoffroy1831/>

It is the smallest wild cat in [[Asia]] and rivals the [[black-footed cat]] as the world's smallest wild cat. It is {{cvt|35|to|48|cm}} in length, with a {{cvt|15|to|30|cm}} tail, and weighs only {{cvt|0.9|to|1.6|kg|lb}}. The bushy tail is about half the length of the body.<ref name=WCoW>{{cite book |author=Sunquist, M. |author2=Sunquist, F. |name-list-style=amp |year=2002 |title=Wild Cats of the World |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |chapter=Rusty-spotted Cat ''Prionailurus rubiginosus'' (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1834) |pages=237–240 |isbn=0-226-77999-8 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/wildcatsofworld00sunq/page/237}}</ref>