The stone-shaped cat has a body length of 45-62 cm, a tail length of 36-55 cm, and a weight of about 2.4-3.7 kg. It is slightly smaller than that of an elope cat and is equivalent to a domestic cat. The body is covered with black and yellow ring marks and black spots, and the shape looks very similar to a clouded leopard, so the stone-patterned cat is also called "little clouded leopard". The fur is long and soft, light brown or gray, with large cloud-like black spots on it and smaller black spots on the legs and tail.

lives in tropical and subtropical forest areas, with an altitude of between 1500-2900 meters, dig holes to make nests, live alone, and the territory is about 1.5-3 square kilometers. Eat squirrels, fruit bats, birds, small reptiles, frogs, insects, etc. Their feet are suitable for climbing trees and their long tails can be used to maintain balance. Night walking, alone. The breeding period of stone-shaped cats is not fixed, and the pregnancy period is 81 days, usually giving birth to 2 pups per person. Distributed in India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Yunnan, China.

has a slightly smaller body size than that of the leopard cat, with a body length of 45-62 cm, a tail length of 36-55 cm, and a weight of about 2.4-3.7 kg. The tail is longer, and its length is nearly equal to the body length or slightly shorter than the body length. The body has marble round or oval markings, yellow and black. The head, limbs and tail have black spots or small patches, the tail is thick and round, the tail hair is fluffy, and there are blurred ring patterns and small spots on the tail back. Each toe of the four-legged foot has developed claw sheaths. The back of the body is brownish-yellow, brown gray or ochre-brown. The ventral surface is gray-yellow. There are two lines of intermittent black lines along the midline of the neck. There are small black edge patches arranged obliquely on the side of the body. Sometimes it is blurred or fused, forming a unique body pattern of yellow and black. It looks like a marble grouper. The head, limbs and tail are all yellow and spread black spots. The ears are small and round, the back of the ears are black, and there is a small white spot. The pupil is large, hazel, and is round when contracted.