The bay cat, also known as the Bornean red cat, lives only on the small island of Borneo in the Indonesian Islands. They inhabit limestone rock that borders forests. It is also found in jungles. They resemble the Asian wild cat, although they are smaller. They have paler underparts, which have darker spots on them.
Pale lines mark their forehead and cheeks.
The ears are blackish brown in color. The tail is brown with a white underside and tip, with a black spot on the top of the tip. They eat a variety of small mammals and birds, and will also feed on carrion. For being so small, they can be rather fierce, and will take prey as large as monkeys. There is nothing documented on this cat's social and reproductive behavior, or its numbers in the wild.