Carnivorans Discovered in The 2000s - "Cat-fox" (2006)

"Cat-fox" (2006)

In 2006 pictures were published of a potential new species of carnivoran, known in the press as the cat-fox. The images were taken by a night-time camera trap set by the WWF, on the Indonesian side of Borneo. At first sight they seem to show some kind of viverrid, slightly larger than a cat, with red fur. The creature may turn out to be a new species, though some speculate it could be the exceedingly rare Hose's Palm Civet (Diplogale hosei). It has recently been argued that the animal on the photos may, in fact, be the poorly known Thomas' Flying Squirrel (Aeromys thomasi).