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 as it has short legs and … Continue reading →
2011 (the date is mentioned as this is a developing area of science). Students should be aware that accurate assessment of wild cat population sizes are notoriously vague and sometimes misleading or nonexistent despite the best efforts of all involved. … Continue reading →
Overview The jaguarundi is the most common wild cat in South and Central America. It can be tamed and is widely distributed. In has been a difficult wild cat to scientifically classify. It looks more like a marten that a … Continue reading →
Here are some of the best Flickr photographs of the jaguar’s habitat. I have described where jaguars live; the areas, range or distribution as it is called of this Americas wildcat. In brief the range extends down from Arizona (it … Continue reading →
The endangered Nepal tiger is heading towards extinction in the wild in that country. This is just one more sad, very sad for me example of the general apathy we as a world have about the survival in the wild … Continue reading →
Eurasian lynx – these are thumbnails. See base of post for license. Overview The Eurasian lynx is the largest of the European wildcats. It is also the largest of the subspecies of lynx of which the American bobcat is part. … Continue reading →
CITES in relation to cats — Contents Cat listed in Appendix I – most endangered Appendix I – Restrictions & controls on trade The Parties to the Convention July 2012: Wild Cats are generally listed in Appendix II except for … Continue reading →
Amur leopards are a subspecies of the common leopard. They used to live in the eastern regions of Russia (which includes the Amur region), northern China and Korea but today (2009) are confined to a part of its native area … Continue reading →
People search for a black leopard picture. Here are four, two of which are, I think, a little unusual. They big ones with the Polaroid borders are not very sharp but they are good nonetheless because they arrest the attention. … Continue reading →
Asian golden cat – Photo Karen Stout Overview The Asian golden cat has been difficult to classify taxonomically and there has been confusion. I have used a layperson’s terminology (‘Asian’ should probably be ‘Asiatic’) as the title to this page. … Continue reading →
