Below is the most recent distribution map of the jungle cat. It comes from the IUCN Red List and it is dated 2022. Click on it to see a larger version. The disappointing aspect of this map and all the … Continue reading →
OVERVIEW: Felis chaus is the scientific name for the jungle cat; a small wild cat species that has a passing similarity in appearance to the Abyssinian purebred cat. The coat is plain tawny grey and ticked. Its color varies slightly. … Continue reading →
This is a great picture of this medium-sized wild cat species called the jungle cat (Latin, scientific name Felis chaus) together with 15 selected facts. The picture was taken by Lynn Griffiths and is published on the Flickr website. Below … Continue reading →
The jungle cat is a small wild cat species (“somewhat larger and lankier than domestic cats”) living over a large distribution from the Middle East to the Far East. Over this large area it coexists with other carnivores of a … Continue reading →
The DNA of all domestic cats has no trace of any wild cat species other than the African wildcat (also Near Eastern wildcat and Arabian wildcat – felis silvestris lybica). However, 10,000 years ago, there were a number of other … Continue reading →
This is a nice comparison between a melanistic (black) Jungle cat and a melanistic Chausie in a single image. The Chausie is a rare wild cat hybrid and a cross between the jungle cat and the well known Abyssinian. I … Continue reading →
