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Category Archives: Wild Cat Distribution

The wild cat species who failed to become the domestic cat

PoC avatarPosted on January 15, 2014 by Michael BroadJanuary 15, 2014

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 →

Posted in Chinese Mountain Cat, Fishing cat, Human to cat relationship, Jaguarundi, Jungle cat, Manul, Margay, Sand cat, Small Wild Cat Species, Video, Wild Cat Distribution, Wild Cat Species, Wildcat | Tagged african wildcat, chinese desert cat, fishing cat, jaguarundi, jungle cat, margay, sand cat, small wild cat species, wild cat species | 15 Replies

Oncilla mates with Geoffroy’s cat and mated with the pampas cat

PoC avatarPosted on December 1, 2013 by Michael BroadDecember 1, 2013

The oncilla in the south of Brazil currently mates with Geoffroy’s cat (L. geoffroyi) creating a hybrid, while the oncilla in the northeast of Brazil in ancient times mated with the pampas cat (L. colocolo)¹. Currently there is a relatively small overlap … Continue reading →

Posted in Geoffroy's cat, Oncilla, Pampas cat, Small Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Distribution, WIld Cat Hybrids | Tagged cat taxonomy, genetics, geoffroy's cat, oncilla, Pampas Cat, wild cat hybrids | 4 Replies

Snow Leopard Range

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadJune 21, 2013

The snow leopard range indicated on the map below is a little different from the others on this site as the range is: very fragmented in places and large parts of the range have very irregular boundaries For these reasons … Continue reading →

Posted in Snow leopard, Wild Cat Distribution, Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Species Range | Tagged snow leopard, wild cat species | Leave a reply

Serval Range

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadJune 18, 2012

August 2010: The serval lives in Africa. The range is marked in red on the map below. As the map shows, it is widely distributed south of the Sahara desert. North of the Sahara, recent records indicate that they may … Continue reading →

Posted in Serval, Wild Cat Distribution, Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Species Range | Tagged serval | Leave a reply

Rusty-spotted Cat Range

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadJuly 17, 2012

The range (distribution) of this very small wild cat is mapped out below. This is an emebedded map. The original is a Google “My Maps”, which I have left open to the public. It is also open to collaboration by … Continue reading →

Posted in Rusty-spotted cat, Wild Cat Distribution, Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Species Range | Tagged Rusty-spotted Cat, small wild cat, small wild cat species | Leave a reply

Puma Cat Range

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadFebruary 22, 2015

The Puma cat range is shown below in purple. The map is based on a Google My Maps map, carefully prepared by me from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ map. The purpose of preparing this map is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma, Wild Cat Distribution, Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Species Range | Tagged cougar, puma | Leave a reply

Fishing Cat Range

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadFebruary 23, 2015

The range of the Asian Fishing cat is shown in the customised, embedded Google map below. Please click on the following link (which opens in a new window) to go to the original map, which can be refined by anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing cat, Wild Cat Distribution, Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Species Range | Tagged fishing cat, Fishing Cat Range | Leave a reply

Clouded Leopard Range

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadJune 18, 2012

2009: The Clouded Leopard range (geographic distribution) is presented in an embedded customised Google map. Note: the ranges for both Neofelis nebulosa (purple) and the recently classified Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi – blue) are shown. I would like people … Continue reading →

Posted in Clouded leopard, Uncategorized, Wild Cat Distribution, Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Species Range | Tagged clouded leopard, Clouded Leopard Range | Leave a reply

Black-footed Cat Range

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadJune 18, 2012

The black-footed cat range (at 2009) is shown in an embedded map below. This small format website cannot show it all at once. However, it can be moved around in the window by holding down left click and moving the … Continue reading →

Posted in Black-footed cat, Wild Cat Distribution, Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Species Range | Tagged black-footed cat, Fierce Black-footed cat, wild cat | Leave a reply

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