Tagged: small wild cat

Sand cat

Sand cat – comprehensive page (2022)

The origin of the scientific name of the sand cat is interesting.  This cat species was discovered by Capt. Victor Loche in 1856 in eastern Algeria on a French expedition lead by General Margueritte....

Kodkod

Kodkod range (distribution) 2022

The Kodkod range (distribution) is shown on the map below in blue. The kodkod (Leopardus guigna) is a small wild cat which you can read about and see on this page: Kodkod. The map...

Flat-headed cat

Flat-headed cat (2022)

The flat-headed cat’s scientific name is Prionailurus planiceps, which is based on genetic testing. There are no subspecies. It is related to the Asian leopard cat. However, it is said to resemble a mustelid1...

10 mystery cats of Asia

10 mystery cats of Asia

There have been a number of mystery cats in Asia over the years. You can probably put them all down to human superstition and behaviour. But here goes: The Hong Kong Cat In 1976...

List of small wild cats

Here is a list of SMALL WILD CATS categorised into the regions where they are found. There are articles on all these wild cat species on this site. Please search for them using the...

Sand cat

How do sand cats adapt to their environment?

The sand cat copes with a wide variation in temperatures in its chosen habitat, the desert. For example, in the Karakum Desert (in Central Asia) temperatures can be higher than 40°C and the upper...

Famous Camera Trap Photo of African Golden Cat

African Golden Cat

African Golden Cat Photo: © Gary P. Aronsen Overview The African golden cat is a small/medium sized wild cat of a variety of colors that lives in the band of forests of equatorial Africa...

New Stone Age when the cat was first domesticated

Why was the cat domesticated?

Why was the cat domesticated? The advent of farming was the reason why the wild cat came to be domesticated. As Dr Morris says ‘there would have been no taming of the cat before...

Bobcat

Do Bobcats Hibernate or Migrate?

On the Internet, people ask whether bobcats hibernate or migrate. The answer is that bobcats neither hibernate nor migrate. No wild cat species hibernates or migrates. They are simply not one of those species...

African Golden Cat Facts

Key Facts Body Length(mm) -720-940 Weight (kg) – 11-14 (male) average Litter Size – 1-2 average Life Span – No data Status – Least Concern Subspecies P.a.celidogaster – Central Africa P.a.aurata – West Africa...


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