Table 1. Details of primers used in the study.

Gene	Name	Sequence (5′….3′)	Species	Amplicon length	Annealing temperature
NADH5	JCND5_159F JCND5_159R	CCTATGCCTTTACCATCAGCA GTGCCACGGGAATGAAGAT	Jungle cat	98 bp	59°C
	JCND5_210F JCND5_210R	CTGTGGCACTTTTCGTCA TAAAGCGGCAGTGTTTGC	Jungle cat	186 bp	55°C
	JCND5_4 F JCND5_4 R	ATCCTCTACAACCGCATTGG AGACAGGAGTTGGGCCTTCT	Jungle cat and Leopard cat	176 bp	59°C
	LepcatND5 F LepcatND5 R	GACCCATATATCAACCGA GCGTTTGAGTTAGTAAGG	Leopard cat	186 bp	55°C
Cyt b	HCJC FHCJC R	ATCTCAGCCTTAGCAGCA TTGTCTGGGTCTCCTAGC	Jungle cat and Leopard cat	141 bp202 bp	50°C
	LepcatCytb2 F LepcatCytb2 R	CTGTCTATACATGCACGT TGGCTTTGTCTACTGAGA	Leopard cat	239 bp	56°C
	LepcatCytb3 F LepcatCytb3 R	CATCTTAGGCCTTCTAGT GGAGGATTGGAATGATTG	Leopard cat	236 bp	52°C