Editing Rusty-spotted cat (section)

==Conservation==
[[File:Rostkatze Zoo Berlin.JPG|thumb|Rusty-spotted cat in Berlin Zoo, 2008]]

The Indian population is listed on [[CITES Appendix I]]. The Sri Lankan population is included on [[CITES Appendix II]]. The species is fully protected over most of its range, with hunting and trade banned in India and Sri Lanka.<ref name=iucn />

As of 2010, the captive population of ''P. r. phillipsi'' comprised 56 individuals in eight institutions, of which 11 individuals were kept in the [[Colombo Zoo]] in Sri Lanka and 45 individuals in seven European zoos.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bender |first1=U. |year=2011 |title=International Register and Studbook for the Rusty-Spotted Cat ''Prionailurus rubiginosus phillipsi'' (Pocock, 1939) |location=Frankfurt |publisher=Frankfurt Zoo |url=http://library.sandiegozoo.org/studbooks/carnivores/rustyspottedcat2010.pdf }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>