The Iriomote Cat is a long cat with relatively short legs and short tail. The Iriomote cat will occupy territories averaging 1 square mile, and males will fight for access to the females. They are the size of a domestic cat, with a relatively long body, short legs and tail, and dark, rounded ears with white, central spots on the backs. Length: 70cm - 90cm (average 80cm). A subspecies of the leopard cat, it is viewed by many biologists as a "living fossil," being not much changed from its primitive form. The eyes are surrounded by white fur. The back of the ears have white spots. Both sexes howl and meow like domestic cats. The Iriomote cat is probably a subspecies of the leopard cat or may be the sole member of an entirely separate genus (Mayailurus Iriomotensis)….who knows! Hunting and Diet: This cat has a wide variety of foods for its diet, and research has identified 95 different prey species. Iriomote live only on the small Japanese island of Iriomote or ‘Iriomote-jima’ and nowhere else on the planet. It has dark brown fur of medium length. The Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) is a wildcat that lives only on Iriomote Island in Japan.It is a subspecies of the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis). This beautiful cat is now an endangered species with a population count of less than 100 in the world. It has dark spots in rows along the body, and dark stripes along the neck. Iriomote cat is a wild cat living exclusively in Iriomotejima island (the largest island of the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa, Japan). The Iriomote Cat’s coat is a dark, dusky brown, marked with dark spots that tend to merge into bands. In Japanese, people call it yamaneko or "mountain cat.". Mr.Yukio Togawa a noted animal novelist, discovered the cat (it was registered as a new species in 1967). Size. This cat is a little larger than a domestic cat, with rounder ears and spots where a tabby cat would have stripes.. The Iriomote cat lives only on the island of Iriomote, off Japan. The irises are yellow to amber. The Iriomote Cat has evolved to live on this particular islands habitat for millennia. Dark stripes run along the neck.