This cat should be called the Chinese steppe cat (an area of flat, unforested grassland). Perhaps the name Chinese desert cat is misleading because it inhabits barren steppe country and mountain brush terrain. It lives in the same general area … Continue reading →
Overview The Chinese mountain cat is more commonly named the Chinese desert cat, although it is a little misleading as habitat is mountainous terrain. However, little is known about this rare wild cat which is one the wildcat species, a … Continue reading →
The African wild cat is not endangered at 2016. It is categorised as “Least Concern” (see chart below) in the scale of categories concerned the survival of species by the IUCN Red List. Obviously “least concern” means what it says … Continue reading →
There is disagreement about how best to protect and conserve the progressively endangered Scottish wildcat. The Scottish wildcat is in a precarious situation. The species is becoming extinct and has been for many, many years. This is primarily because of … Continue reading →
American Bobcat copyright ucumari See visitors’ experiences Overview The name is the “bobcat” because of the bobbed (shortened) tail. “American bobcat” is commonly used. This is the most common wild cat species of North America which with Mexico and Canada … Continue reading →
Overview The source for this page is the distinguished Wild Cats Of The World ISBN-13: 978-0-226-77999-7, published 2002. Taxonomy of the wildcat is confusing because there is, at 2012, no clear agreement despite what Wikipedia says. Wikipedia authors say there … Continue reading →
Scottish Wildcat in defensive mode © Nick Lawes As the domestic cat is a direct decendent of the wildcat it is interesting to have a look at this animal to see how much the cat has changed from the days, … Continue reading →
Although you will see three clean and clear photographs of the pampas cat below, visitors should know that the coat colour, pattern and texture can vary substantially across the range of this cat species which extends almost the entire length … Continue reading →
The manul is also referred to as Pallas’s cat and popularly as Pallas cat after the scientist who named the species. This wild cat is the about the size of a domestic cat. Although looking at the photographs you would … Continue reading →
This page is about the Margay generally The distribution of the margay (Leopardus wiedii) is highlighted in the embedded range map below. However, this page deals with more than the range of this wild cat species. I had left the … Continue reading →
