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by inconspicuous stripes on the nape and shoulders, a less sharply defined stripe across the spine and by the slender tail, which is cylindrical, less bushy and more tapering. Ears are normally tipped with a small tuft. Its fur is shorter than of the European wildcat, and it is considerably smaller.
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measure 46–57 cm (18–22 in) in head-to-body length with a 25–32 cm (9.8–12.6 in) long tail; females were slightly smaller measuring 50–51 cm (20–20 in) in head-to-body length with a 25–28 cm (9.8–11.0 in) long tail. Both females and males range in weight from
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Kitchener, A. C.; Breitenmoser-WĂŒrsten, C.; Eizirik, E.; Gentry, A.; Werdelin, L.; Wilting, A.; Yamaguchi, N.; Abramov, A. V.; Christiansen, P.; Driscoll, C.; Duckworth, J. W.; Johnson, W.; Luo, S.-J.; Meijaard, E.; O’Donoghue, P.; Sanderson, J.; Seymour, K.; Bruford, M.; Groves, C.; Hoffmann, M.;
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Ottoni, C.; Van Neer, W.; De Cupere, B.; Daligault, J.; Guimaraes, S.; Peters, J.; Spassov, N.; Prendergast, M. E.; Boivin, N.; Morales-Muñiz, A.; BălăƟescu, A.; Becker, C.; Benecke, N.; Boroneant, A.; Buitenhuis, H.; Chahoud, J.; Crowther, A.; Llorente, L.; Manaseryan, N.; Monchot, H.; Onar, V.;
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Skins of male wildcats from Northern Africa measure 47–59.7 cm (18.5–23.5 in) in head-to-body length with a 26.7–36.8 cm (10.5–14.5 in) long tail. Skins of female wildcats measure 40.6–55.8 cm (16.0–22.0 in) with a 24.1–33.7 cm (9.5–13.3 in) long tail. Male
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study of 979 domestic and wildcats from Europe, Asia, and Africa, the African wildcat is thought to have split off from the European wildcat about 173,000 years ago, with the North African/Near Eastern wildcat splitting from the Asiatic wildcat and the Southern African wildcat about 131,000 years
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When confronted, the African wildcat raises its hair to make itself seem larger in order to intimidate its opponent. In the daytime it usually hides in the bushes, although it is sometimes active on dark, cloudy days. The territory of a male overlaps with that of up to three females.
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or hollow tree. The kittens open their eyes after about 10–14 days and are mobile at the age of one month. At around three months of age, they start learning hunting techniques from their mother. They leave the family and become independent at the age of around six months.
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African wildcats are active mainly by night and search for prey. Their hearing is so fine that they can locate prey precisely. They approach prey by patiently crawling forward and using vegetation to hide. They rarely drink water. They hunt primarily
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The fur of the African wildcat is light sandy grey, and sometimes with a pale yellow or reddish hue, but almost whitish on the belly and on the throat. The ears have small tufts, are reddish to grey, with long light yellow hairs around the
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Driscoll, C. A.; Menotti-Raymond, M.; Roca, A. L.; Hupe, K.; Johnson, W. E.; Geffen, E.; Harley, E. H.; Delibes, M.; Pontier, D.; Kitchener, A. C.; Yamaguchi, N.; O'Brien, S. J. & Macdonald, D. W. (2007).
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Herbst, M.; Mills, M. G. L. (2010). "The feeding habits of the Southern African wildcat, a facultative trophic specialist, in the southern Kalahari (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa/Botswana)".
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that had the size of a domestic cat, but a reddish fur, short black tufts on the ears, and a ringed tail. Between the late 18th and 20th centuries, several naturalists and curators of
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farmers about 9,500 years ago, and are the earliest known evidence for a close association between a cat and a human. Their proximity indicates that the cat may have been tamed or
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for wildcat embryos. The numerous similarities between the two species mean that an embryo of an African wildcat may be carried and borne by a domestic cat. A documentary by the
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Mattucci, F.; Oliveira, R.; Bizzarri, L.; Vercillo, F.; Anile, S.; Ragni, B.; Lapini, L.; Sforzi, A.; Alves, P. C.; Lyons, L. A. & Randi, E. (2013).
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research indicate that it descended from domestic cats that were introduced probably at the beginning of the first millennium and originated in the
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is currently the only organization known to have a program specifically aimed at conserving African wildcats and reducing what some refer to as
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describes the details of the experiments that led to this discovery, and also shows a mature wildcat that was born by a surrogate female.
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OsypiƄska, M.; Putelat, O.; Quintana Morales, E. M.; Studer, J.; Wierer, U.; Decorte, R.; Grange, T.; Geigl, E. (2017).
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Johnson, W. E.; Eizirik, E.; Pecon-Slattery, J.; Murphy, W. J.; Antunes, A.; Teeling, E. & O'Brien, S. J. (2006).
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Vigne, J. D.; Guilaine, J.; Debue, K.; Haye, L. & GĂ©rard, P. (2004). "Early taming of the cat in Cyprus".
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Appendix to James Bruce‘s Travels into the Interior of Africa, to Abyssinia to the sources of the Nile
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of up to five kittens were also observed. Her birthing den is a sheltered place like dense grass, a
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Mr. von BĂŒffon‘s Natural History of Quadrupeds. With additions, translated from French. Volume 6
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Anhang zu James Bruce Reisen in das Innere von Africa, nach Abyssinien an die Quellen des Nils
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in 1968 was a skull and a very pale grey brown striped skin of a female wildcat from west of
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with sandy grey fur, pale vertical stripes on the sides and around the face. It is native to
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between domestic cat and African wildcats are common, and occur where their ranges overlap.
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period lasts between 56 and 60 days. In Botswana, she gives birth mostly during the warm
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and are the ancestors of the domestic cat. Domestic cats are derived from at least five "
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also by Pocock in 1944 was a pale buffy white skin of an adult female wildcat from the
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also by Schwann in 1904 was a skull and a yellowish-grey skin of a male wildcat from
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in 1791 was based on a description of a wildcat encountered in northern Ethiopia by
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East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume 3, Part A: Carnivores
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was long considered to be an African wildcat subspecies with the scientific name
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Dragesco-Joffe, A. (1993). "The African Wildcat, ancestor of the domestic cat".
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Phylogenetic relationships of the African wildcat as derived through analysis of
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Ghoddousi, A.; Belbachir, F.; Durant, S.M.; Herbst, M. & Rosen, T. (2022).
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also by Schwann in 1904 was a skull and a fulvous skin of a male wildcat from
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by Harold Schwann in 1904 was based on two wildcat skins from northeastern
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Gmelin, J. G. (1791). "Anmerkungen zu James Bruce Reise nach Abyssinien".
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Werdelin, L.; Yamaguchi, N.; Johnson, W. E. & O'Brien, S. J. (2010).
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in 1921 was a skull and a sandy-coloured skin of a male wildcat from the
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The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology
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also by Pocock in 1944 was a pale skin of an adult female wildcat from
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in 1913 was a skull and a light-coloured skin of a female wildcat from
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Al-Safadi, M. M.; Nader, I. A. (1990). "First record of the wild cat,
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dedicated to the African wildcat in November 1997 in cooperation with
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in 1944 was a series of ten greyish brown wildcat skins from Benguela.
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in 1920 was a dove grey wildcat skin with salmon buff shading from
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Pocock, R. I. (1944). "The races of the North African wild cat".
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by Oldfield Thomas in 1926 was a pale wildcat skin from south of
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Since 2017, three African wildcat subspecies are recognised as
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Li, G.; Davis, B. W.; Eizirik, E. & Murphy, W. J. (2016).
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tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
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in tissue samples from all Felidae species revealed that the
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Hufnagl, E.; Craig-Bennett, A. (1972). "African Wild Cat".
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in 1822 was based on two wildcat skins from South Africa's
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It has been discovered that a domestic cat can serve as a
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about 173,000 years ago, namely the Near Eastern wildcat,
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desert, a very pale skin of a male wildcat from north of
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ago. About 10,000 years ago, some African wildcats were
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of all Felidae species indicates a radiation at around
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Wild Cats: status survey and conservation action plan
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The wild cat in Sardinia is of domestic cat origin.
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Its range extends northeast into 1578:3.2–4.5 kg (7.1–9.9 lb). 561:and another pale wildcat skin from 24: 2908:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1992.tb00124.x 2287:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1944.tb00212.x 2212:) of Northern Benguella, Angola". 2034:. Paris: Agasse. pp. 540–541. 1807:fawns and domestic stock, such as 1539: 743:The African wildcat is part of an 678:in North Africa and Sinai to Sudan 25: 9127: 4926:Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose ( 3147: 3077:"Help save your kitty's heritage" 1618:. It is also present in parts of 4651: 3157:. IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. 3114:from the original on 2021-12-18. 3053:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00679.x 2877:10.1111/j.1365-2907.2006.00081.x 2817:Nowell, K.; Jackson, P. (1996). 1186: 1049: 1023: 808:) and then the African wildcat. 109: 7060: 4092: 3118: 3093: 3069: 3031: 3002: 2969: 2923:"Genetic structure of wildcat ( 2914: 2883: 2600: 2552: 2293: 2232: 2201: 2174: 1895: 1851: 1826: 1677:. It inhabits every country of 895:, and are the ancestors of the 7603: 3178:. Vol. 356, no. 6343 2821:Felis silvestris, lybica group 2566:Nature Ecology & Evolution 2151: 2128: 2105: 2082: 2019: 2000: 1977: 828:". African wildcats were also 445:Natural History Museum, London 13: 1: 4338:Malabar large-spotted civet ( 2729:The carnivores of West Africa 1915: 1746:The wildcat on the island of 8600:Indonesian mountain weasel ( 8256:North American river otter ( 7144:Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk ( 4198:Macrogalidia musschenbroekii 2765:Catalogue of the Genus Felis 1813:Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 702: 7: 9046:Taxa named by Georg Forster 5461:Somalian slender mongoose ( 2994:Smithers, R. H. N. (1971). 844:onwards and arrived on the 780:. Both models agree in the 368: 10: 9132: 9071:Mammals of the Middle East 8414:Asian small-clawed otter ( 7153:American hog-nosed skunk ( 7135:Molina's hog-nosed skunk ( 5443:Angolan slender mongoose ( 5138:Ethiopian dwarf mongoose ( 4187:Small-toothed palm civet ( 3100:BBC Earth (26 June 2009). 2796:10.1515/mamm.1990.54.4.621 2331:(Special Issue 11): 17−20. 1956:: e.T131299383A154907281. 1910:World Wide Fund for Nature 1860:African wildcat on a 1994 1700: 750:that is estimated to have 9041:Mammals described in 1780 8866: 8706: 8499: 8448: 8439: 8393: 8369: 8336: 8319: 8295: 8244: 8227: 8210: 8181:Saharan striped polecat ( 8169: 8152: 8111: 8066: 8049: 8040: 8031: 7932: 7908: 7884: 7867: 7858: 7781: 7726: 7684: 7667: 7643: 7626: 7611: 7598: 7570: 7529: 7496: 7479: 7420: 7370: 7337: 7320: 7311: 7248: 7207: 7174: 7162:Striped hog-nosed skunk ( 7115: 7094: 7072: 7068: 7055: 6991: 6974: 6933: 6905: 6893:Mediterranean monk seal ( 6888: 6854: 6804: 6771: 6736: 6727: 6701: 6684: 6665: 6622:Juan FernĂĄndez fur seal ( 6586:South American fur seal ( 6574: 6557: 6533: 6521:South American sea lion ( 6516: 6479: 6462: 6453: 6429: 6401: 6379: 6375: 6359: 6323: 6296: 6287: 6228: 6202: 6193: 6169: 6145: 6130: 6119: 6020: 5994: 5946: 5903:South American gray fox ( 5873: 5847: 5823: 5806: 5791: 5776: 5639: 5606: 5589: 5580: 5547: 5527: 5511: 5479:Common slender mongoose ( 5431: 5389: 5345: 5249: 5223: 5214: 5159: 5126: 5109: 5076: 5059: 5026: 5005: 4964: 4952:Narrow-striped mongoose ( 4947: 4914: 4897: 4888: 4851: 4825: 4816: 4799: 4783: 4747: 4721: 4706: 4682: 4663: 4659: 4646: 4614: 4610: 4474:Crested servaline genet ( 4429: 4390: 4381: 4326: 4300: 4285: 4263: 4217: 4173: 4164: 4115: 4100: 4087: 4055: 3957: 3893: 3876: 3867: 3839: 3822: 3789: 3738: 3651: 3614: 3597: 3588: 3551: 3527: 3518: 3502: 3434: 3401: 3388: 3368: 3315: 3298: 3283: 3267: 3229: 3163:"African wildcat program" 3017:. Russel Friedman Books. 2300:Harrison, D. L. (1968). " 2257:10.1080/00222934408527411 2226:10.1080/00222934408527412 2195:10.1080/00222932608633388 2076:10.1080/00222930408562473 2026:Desmarest, A. G. (1822). 1839:to one to three kittens. 1739:. These populations are 1649:south of the Sahara from 1492: 1470: 1448: 1419:Southern African wildcat 1417: 1404: 1382: 1369: 1362: 1355: 1345: 1338: 1331: 1324: 1317: 1310: 1262: 1219: 1181: 1157: 1133: 1095: 1080: 1073: 1039: 1011: 1004: 997: 990: 983: 976: 969: 958: 951: 944: 933: 848:coast by the 5th century 443:in the collection of the 297: 288: 254: 249: 231: 224: 106:Scientific classification 104: 87: 65: 56: 48: 39: 34: 8537:Stoat/Beringian ermine ( 8405:African clawless otter ( 8157:African striped weasel ( 7970:Yellow-throated marten ( 7846:Formosan ferret-badger ( 7550:Western mountain coati ( 7541:Eastern mountain coati ( 7458:Western lowland olingo ( 7440:Eastern lowland olingo ( 7268:Southern spotted skunk ( 6962:Southern elephant seal ( 6953:Northern elephant seal ( 6743:Pagophilus groenlandicus 5520:("dog-like" carnivorans) 5333:Stripe-necked mongoose ( 4954:Mungotictis decemlineata 3829:Herpailurus yagouaroundi 3276:("cat-like" carnivorans) 2978:La vie sauvage du Sahara 2719:Rosevear, D. R. (1974). 2302:Felis silvestris gordoni 2135:Cheesman, R. E. (1920). 1697:In Mediterranean islands 1582:Distribution and habitat 885:Southern African wildcat 788:) having been the first 682:Southern African wildcat 642:Felis silvestris gordoni 427:Anselme GaĂ«tan Desmarest 333:, and is distributed to 9096:Mammals of South Africa 9076:Mammals of North Africa 8898:Felis silvestris lybica 8868:Felis silvestris lybica 8582:Yellow-bellied weasel ( 7837:Burmese ferret-badger ( 7819:Chinese ferret-badger ( 7810:Bornean ferret badger ( 7801:Vietnam ferret-badger ( 7286:Eastern spotted skunk ( 7277:Western spotted skunk ( 7007:Leptonychotes weddellii 6649:Subantarctic fur seal ( 6595:Australasian fur seal ( 5419:Black-footed mongoose ( 5401:Bushy-tailed mongoose ( 5350:White-tailed mongoose ( 5288:Indian brown mongoose ( 5270:Short-tailed mongoose ( 5261:Small Indian mongoose ( 5198:Flat-headed kusimanse ( 5171:Alexander's kusimanse ( 5147:Common dwarf mongoose ( 5114:Pousargues's mongoose ( 4976:Brown-tailed mongoose ( 4935:Grandidier's mongoose ( 4189:Arctogalidia trivirgata 3413:Sunda clouded leopard ( 2996:The Mammals of Botswana 2927:) populations in Italy" 2621:10.1126/science.1095335 2586:10.1038/s41559-017-0139 2528:10.1126/science.1139518 2377:10.1126/science.1122277 1984:Forster, G. R. (1780). 1815:, it preys foremost on 1594:including parts of the 861:Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 736:16.76 to 6.46 725:14.45 to 8.38 471:Felis ocreata mauritana 413:Johann Friedrich Gmelin 398:natural history museums 9111:Mammals of West Africa 8423:Congo clawless otter ( 8326:Hydrictis maculicollis 8324:Spotted-necked otter ( 8283:Southern river otter ( 8234:Pteronura brasiliensis 7997:European pine marten ( 7508:South American coati ( 7236:Palawan stink badger ( 6562:New Zealand sea lion ( 5627:Japanese raccoon dog ( 5324:Crab-eating mongoose ( 5279:Indian grey mongoose ( 4902:Ring-tailed vontsira ( 4713:(bone-crushing hyenas) 4408:Central African oyan ( 3969:Chinese mountain cat ( 3126:"Libyan Stamps online" 2755:Pocock, R. I. (1951). 2091:"Mamiferos de Mogador" 1864: 1716: 1549: 776:4.21 to 0.02 765:2.16 to 0.89 716:evolutionary radiation 583:Felis lybica tristrami 547:Felis ocreata griselda 511:Robert Ernest Cheesman 437:Felis ocreata mellandi 49:An African wildcat at 8998:Paleobiology Database 8838:Paleobiology Database 8663:Back-striped weasel ( 8609:Black-footed ferret ( 8381:Smooth-coated otter ( 8159:Poecilogale albinucha 7828:Javan ferret-badger ( 7714:Sumatran hog badger ( 7696:Northern hog badger ( 7390:Crab-eating raccoon ( 7295:Pygmy spotted skunk ( 7016:Lobodon carcinophagus 6752:Histriophoca fasciata 6545:Australian sea lion ( 6491:California sea lion ( 6240:American black bear ( 5982:Black-backed jackal ( 5973:Side-striped jackal ( 5813:Chrysocyon brachyurus 5237:Long-nosed mongoose ( 4510:Rusty-spotted genet ( 4347:Large-spotted civet ( 4196:Sulawesi palm civet ( 4125:Owston's palm civet ( 3699:Andean mountain cat ( 3009:Estes, R. D. (1999). 2931:Ecology and Evolution 2890:Vigne, J.-D. (1992). 2465:10.1101/gr.186668.114 2060:, and its Subspecies" 1859: 1758:Ecology and behaviour 1714: 1701:Further information: 1547: 1472:Chinese mountain cat 1384:Near Eastern wildcat 905:interspecific hybrids 840:from the 8th century 577:Reginald Innes Pocock 461:Felis ocreata ugandae 9116:Mammals of West Asia 8920:Fauna Europaea (new) 8478:Long-tailed weasel ( 8056:Lyncodon patagonicus 7705:Greater hog badger ( 7227:Sunda stink badger ( 6917:Hawaiian monk seal ( 6640:Guadalupe fur seal ( 6613:Antarctic fur seal ( 6604:GalĂĄpagos fur seal ( 6500:GalĂĄpagos sea lion ( 5618:Common raccoon dog ( 5470:Cape gray mongoose ( 5410:Jackson's mongoose ( 5370:Paracynictis selousi 5361:Cynictis penicillata 4985:Durrell's vontsira ( 4573:Giant forest genet ( 4365:Large Indian civet ( 4305:Small Indian civet ( 3914:Sunda leopard cat ( 3690:Southern tiger cat ( 3626:African golden cat ( 3303:African palm civet ( 3013:The Safari Companion 2655:Kingdon, J. (1988). 2164:Novitates Zoologicae 2089:Cabrera, A. (1906). 2050:Schwann, H. (1904). 2028:"LXIII. Chat, felis" 1687:tropical rainforests 1590:, as well as in the 1564:It differs from the 1352:African wildcat 1098:Chinese mountain cat 877:genetically diverged 752:genetically diverged 688:) in Southern Africa 573:Felis lybica pyrrhus 489:Felis ocreata taitae 451:Felis ocreata rubida 380:proposed in 1780 by 9086:Mammals of Botswana 9081:Mammals of Tanzania 9066:Mammals of Ethiopia 8521:M. aistoodonnivalis 8357:Hairy-nosed otter ( 8274:Neotropical otter ( 8054:Patagonian weasel ( 7517:White-nosed coati ( 6717:Cystophora cristata 6708:Erignathus barbatus 6441:Northern fur seal ( 6218:Helarctos malayanus 5854:Atelocynus microtis 5561:U. cinereoargenteus 5452:Egyptian mongoose ( 5379:Rhynchogale melleri 5377:Meller's mongoose ( 5368:Selous's mongoose ( 5352:Ichneumia albicauda 5306:Collared mongoose ( 5180:Angolan kusimanse ( 5064:Liberian mongoose ( 4417:West African oyan ( 4316:Civettictis civetta 4247:Golden palm civet ( 4205:Masked palm civet ( 4180:Arctictis binturong 4154:Hemigalus derbyanus 4152:Banded palm civet ( 4143:Hose's palm civet ( 3932:Rusty-spotted cat ( 3165:. Alley Cat Rescue. 2943:2013EcoEv...3.2443M 2578:2017NatEE...1..139O 2520:2007Sci...317..519D 2369:2006Sci...311...73J 2112:Heller, E. (1913). 1986:"LIII. Der Karakal" 1862:stamp of Azerbaijan 838:Mediterranean Basin 676:nominate subspecies 507:Felis ocreata iraki 388:on a specimen from 59:Conservation status 9091:Mammals of Namibia 9061:Mammals of Eritrea 9056:Mammals of Somalia 8636:European polecat ( 8469:Colombian weasel ( 8119:(African polecats) 7747:Caucasian badger ( 7675:(Eurasian badgers) 7125:(hog-nosed skunks) 6862:("southern seals") 6761:Halichoerus grypus 6692:("northern seals") 6564:Phocarctos hookeri 6469:Eumetopias jubatus 6467:Steller sea lion ( 6249:Asian black bear ( 5999:African wild dog ( 5953:(wolf-like canids) 5230:Atilax paludinosus 5189:Common kusimanse ( 5116:Dologale dybowskii 5088:Gambian mongoose ( 4872:Western falanouc ( 4863:Eastern falanouc ( 4832:Cryptoprocta ferox 4737:Parahyaena brunnea 4492:Johnston's genet ( 4447:Abyssinian genet ( 4399:(African linsangs) 4307:Viverricula indica 4238:Brown palm civet ( 4229:Asian palm civet ( 4136:Cynogale bennettii 4127:Chrotogale owstoni 4023:European wildcat ( 4014:Black-footed cat ( 3604:Leptailurus serval 3572:Asian golden cat ( 3338:(Asiatic linsangs) 3170:Grimm, D. (2017). 3041:Journal of Zoology 2056:, better known as 1881:by domestic cats. 1865: 1729:Felis lybica sarda 1717: 1614:to as far east as 1550: 1294:mitochondrial DNA: 826:Mitochondrial Eves 596:Felis lybica lowei 9013: 9012: 8700:Taxon identifiers 8691: 8690: 8687: 8686: 8683: 8682: 8679: 8678: 8675: 8674: 8654:Siberian weasel ( 8645:American ermine ( 8573:Japanese weasel ( 8528:Mountain weasel ( 8512: 8435: 8434: 8221: 8206: 8205: 8202: 8201: 8190:Striped polecat ( 8140:Marbled polecat ( 8122: 8107: 8106: 8079: 8027: 8026: 8006:Japanese marten ( 7952:American marten ( 7945: 7803:M. cucphuongensis 7794: 7777: 7776: 7765:European badger ( 7738:Japanese badger ( 7678: 7631:American badger ( 7594: 7593: 7590: 7589: 7566: 7565: 7562: 7561: 7490: 7449:Northern olingo ( 7433: 7408:Cozumel raccoon ( 7383: 7307: 7306: 7261: 7220: 7128: 7109: 7051: 7050: 7047: 7046: 7043: 7042: 7039: 7038: 7035: 7034: 7025:Ommatophoca rossi 6998:Hydrurga leptonyx 6985: 6982:(Antarctic seals) 6955:M. angustirostris 6946: 6929: 6928: 6895:Monachus monachus 6882: 6865: 6850: 6849: 6846: 6845: 6695: 6678: 6661: 6660: 6523:Otaria flavescens 6512: 6511: 6423: 6391:Odobenus rosmarus 6355: 6354: 6351: 6350: 6347: 6346: 6343: 6342: 6306: 6283: 6282: 6279: 6278: 6181:Spectacled bear ( 6139: 6115: 6114: 6111: 6110: 6107: 6106: 5955: 5942: 5941: 5861:Crab-eating fox ( 5852:Short-eared dog ( 5800: 5785: 5772: 5771: 5654: 5596:Otocyon megalotis 5540: 5507: 5506: 5503: 5502: 5499: 5498: 5495: 5494: 5491: 5490: 5359:Yellow mongoose ( 5210: 5209: 5097:Banded mongoose ( 5066:Liberiictus kuhni 5020: 5001: 5000: 4997: 4996: 4884: 4883: 4810: 4779: 4778: 4775: 4774: 4771: 4770: 4715: 4676: 4642: 4641: 4638: 4637: 4634: 4633: 4606: 4605: 4602: 4601: 4598: 4597: 4594: 4593: 4546:Servaline genet ( 4465:Bourlon's genet ( 4440: 4401: 4377: 4376: 4259: 4258: 4231:P. hermaphroditus 4083: 4082: 4079: 4078: 4075: 4074: 4051: 4050: 4047: 4046: 4043: 4042: 4039: 4038: 4035: 4034: 3996:African wildcat ( 3953: 3952: 3923:Flat-headed cat ( 3863: 3862: 3647: 3646: 3584: 3583: 3498: 3497: 3494: 3493: 3422:Clouded leopard ( 3381: 3356:Spotted linsang ( 3340: 3305:Nandinia binotata 3155:"African wildcat" 3024:978-1-890132-44-6 2819:"African Wildcat 2674:978-0-226-43721-7 2514:(5837): 519–523. 2426:978-0-19-923445-5 2243:) of Palestine". 1879:genetic pollution 1869:CITES Appendix II 1733:zooarchaeological 1707:Sardinian wildcat 1645:and inhabits the 1596:Arabian Peninsula 1535: 1534: 1530: 1529: 1521: 1520: 1512: 1511: 1503: 1502: 1481: 1480: 1459: 1458: 1450:European wildcat 1437: 1436: 1428: 1427: 1393: 1392: 1289: 1288: 1284: 1283: 1275: 1274: 1251: 1250: 1242: 1241: 1233: 1232: 1208: 1207: 1199: 1198: 1170: 1169: 1146: 1145: 1122: 1121: 1113: 1112: 1062: 1061: 813:mitochondrial DNA 778:million years ago 767:million years ago 738:million years ago 731:mitochondrial DNA 727:million years ago 302: 301: 271:(Desmarest, 1822) 99: 82: 16:(Redirected from 9123: 9101:Mammals of Sudan 9051:Felids of Africa 9006: 9005: 8993: 8992: 8980: 8979: 8967: 8966: 8954: 8953: 8941: 8940: 8928: 8927: 8915: 8914: 8902: 8901: 8900: 8887: 8886: 8885: 8859: 8858: 8846: 8845: 8833: 8832: 8820: 8819: 8807: 8806: 8794: 8793: 8781: 8780: 8768: 8767: 8755: 8754: 8742: 8741: 8740: 8727: 8726: 8725: 8695: 8694: 8627:Malayan weasel ( 8546:Steppe polecat ( 8519:Sichuan weasel ( 8511: 8510: 8506: 8446: 8445: 8383:L. perspicillata 8348:Eurasian otter ( 8225: 8224: 8220: 8219: 8215: 8126: 8125: 8121: 8120: 8116: 8095:Greater grison ( 8078: 8077: 8073: 8047: 8046: 8038: 8037: 7988:Nilgiri marten ( 7961:Pacific marten ( 7944: 7943: 7939: 7865: 7864: 7848:M. subaurantiaca 7793: 7792: 7791:(ferret-badgers) 7788: 7682: 7681: 7677: 7676: 7672: 7624: 7623: 7613: 7612: 7600: 7599: 7494: 7493: 7489: 7488: 7484: 7432: 7431: 7427: 7382: 7381: 7377: 7318: 7317: 7260: 7259: 7258:(spotted skunks) 7255: 7219: 7218: 7214: 7127: 7126: 7122: 7113: 7112: 7108: 7107: 7099: 7070: 7069: 7057: 7056: 7014:Crabeater seal ( 6989: 6988: 6984: 6983: 6979: 6945: 6944: 6943:(elephant seals) 6940: 6919:N. schauinslandi 6886: 6885: 6881: 6880: 6876: 6869: 6868: 6864: 6863: 6859: 6734: 6733: 6699: 6698: 6694: 6693: 6689: 6682: 6681: 6677: 6676: 6670: 6631:Brown fur seal ( 6606:A. galapagoensis 6493:Z. californianus 6460: 6459: 6427: 6426: 6422: 6421: 6407: 6377: 6376: 6369: 6361: 6360: 6305: 6304: 6300: 6294: 6293: 6209:Melursus ursinus 6200: 6199: 6143: 6142: 6138: 6135: 6128: 6127: 6095:Ethiopian wolf ( 5959: 5958: 5954: 5951: 5804: 5803: 5799: 5796: 5789: 5788: 5784: 5781: 5670:Blanford's fox ( 5653: 5646: 5587: 5586: 5545: 5544: 5539: 5536: 5529: 5528: 5521: 5513: 5512: 5315:Ruddy mongoose ( 5297:Javan mongoose ( 5228:Marsh mongoose ( 5221: 5220: 5200:C. platycephalus 5033: 5032: 5024: 5023: 5019: 5016: 5014: 4895: 4894: 4839:Malagasy civet ( 4823: 4822: 4814: 4813: 4809: 4804: 4797: 4796: 4792: 4719: 4718: 4714: 4711: 4680: 4679: 4675: 4672: 4665: 4664: 4661: 4660: 4648: 4647: 4612: 4611: 4439: 4436: 4400: 4397: 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Ninth Series. 2178: 2172: 2171: 2155: 2149: 2148: 2132: 2126: 2125: 2109: 2103: 2102: 2086: 2080: 2079: 2047: 2036: 2035: 2023: 2017: 2016: 2004: 1998: 1997: 1981: 1975: 1974: 1972: 1970: 1965: 1935: 1886:surrogate mother 1875:Alley Cat Rescue 1791:Hunting and diet 1752:European wildcat 1719:The wild cat in 1703:Corsican wildcat 1635:Hoggar Mountains 1566:European wildcat 1406:Asiatic wildcat 1365: 1364: 1358: 1357: 1348: 1347: 1341: 1340: 1334: 1333: 1327: 1326: 1320: 1319: 1313: 1312: 1301: 1300: 1291: 1290: 1190: 1160:Black-footed cat 1076: 1075: 1053: 1042:European wildcat 1028: 1027: 1007: 1006: 1000: 999: 993: 992: 986: 985: 979: 978: 972: 971: 961: 960: 954: 953: 947: 946: 936: 935: 925: 924: 915: 914: 822:Fertile Crescent 794:black-footed cat 779: 768: 739: 728: 710:analysis of the 612:Marrah Mountains 499:in southeastern 293: 282: 272: 262: 237: 114: 113: 93: 76: 71: 70: 44: 35:African wildcat 32: 31: 21: 18:African wild cat 9131: 9130: 9126: 9125: 9124: 9122: 9121: 9120: 9106:Mammals of Chad 9016: 9015: 9014: 9009: 9001: 8996: 8988: 8983: 8975: 8970: 8962: 8957: 8949: 8944: 8936: 8931: 8923: 8918: 8910: 8905: 8896: 8895: 8890: 8881: 8880: 8875: 8862: 8854: 8849: 8841: 8836: 8828: 8823: 8815: 8810: 8802: 8797: 8789: 8784: 8776: 8771: 8763: 8758: 8750: 8745: 8736: 8735: 8730: 8721: 8720: 8715: 8702: 8692: 8671: 8647:M. richardsonii 8591:European mink ( 8508: 8507: 8505: 8495: 8487:American mink ( 8460:Amazon weasel ( 8431: 8389: 8365: 8332: 8315: 8291: 8240: 8217: 8216: 8214: 8198: 8165: 8148: 8118: 8117: 8115: 8103: 8086:Lesser grison ( 8075: 8074: 8072: 8062: 8023: 7941: 7940: 7938: 7928: 7904: 7880: 7854: 7790: 7789: 7787: 7773: 7722: 7674: 7673: 7671: 7663: 7639: 7620: 7607: 7586: 7558: 7525: 7486: 7485: 7483: 7475: 7429: 7428: 7426: 7416: 7379: 7378: 7376: 7366: 7333: 7303: 7270:S. angustifrons 7257: 7256: 7254: 7244: 7217:(stink badgers) 7216: 7215: 7213: 7203: 7195:Striped skunk ( 7170: 7164:C. semistriatus 7124: 7123: 7121: 7101: 7100: 7098: 7090: 7084:Ailurus fulgens 7064: 7031: 6981: 6980: 6978: 6970: 6942: 6941: 6939: 6925: 6901: 6878: 6877: 6875: 6861: 6860: 6858: 6842: 6800: 6767: 6723: 6691: 6690: 6688: 6674: 6672: 6671: 6669: 6657: 6570: 6553: 6529: 6508: 6475: 6449: 6416: 6411: 6409: 6408: 6406: 6402: 6397: 6371: 6367: 6339: 6319: 6302: 6301: 6275: 6224: 6189: 6165: 6136: 6134: 6124: 6103: 6032:Golden jackal ( 6016: 5990: 5952: 5950: 5938: 5869: 5863:Cerdocyon thous 5843: 5819: 5797: 5795: 5782: 5780: 5768: 5733:RĂŒppell's fox ( 5647: 5645: 5635: 5620:N. procyonoides 5602: 5594:Bat-eared fox ( 5576: 5541: 5537: 5523: 5519: 5487: 5472:H. pulverulenta 5427: 5385: 5341: 5308:U. semitorquata 5263:U. auropunctata 5245: 5206: 5155: 5122: 5105: 5072: 5055: 5017: 5015: 5010: 5009: 4993: 4960: 4943: 4910: 4904:Galidia elegans 4880: 4847: 4807: 4805: 4803: 4793: 4788: 4767: 4759:Spotted hyena ( 4743: 4726:Striped hyena ( 4712: 4710: 4702: 4673: 4671: 4655: 4630: 4590: 4528:Aquatic genet ( 4519:Pardine genet ( 4456:Angolan genet ( 4437: 4435: 4425: 4410:P. richardsonii 4398: 4396: 4373: 4356:Malayan civet ( 4322: 4314:African civet ( 4290: 4289: 4279: 4274: 4273: 4269: 4255: 4213: 4160: 4145:Diplogale hosei 4109: 4096: 4071: 4031: 3949: 3889: 3869: 3859: 3835: 3818: 3791: 3785: 3759:Eurasian lynx ( 3734: 3643: 3610: 3590: 3580: 3547: 3520: 3512: 3507: 3490: 3430: 3382: 3378: 3364: 3337: 3324: 3311: 3292: 3279: 3275: 3263: 3225: 3218: 3181: 3179: 3161: 3153: 3150: 3145: 3144: 3135: 3133: 3124: 3123: 3119: 3098: 3094: 3085: 3083: 3075: 3074: 3070: 3036: 3032: 3025: 3007: 3003: 2992: 2985: 2974: 2970: 2919: 2915: 2888: 2884: 2857: 2848: 2838: 2836: 2835:on 3 March 2016 2815: 2811: 2776: 2772: 2753: 2746: 2739: 2717: 2710: 2703: 2689: 2682: 2675: 2653: 2644: 2605: 2601: 2557: 2553: 2499: 2490: 2453:Genome Research 2445: 2434: 2427: 2409: 2400: 2363:(5757): 73–77. 2347: 2336: 2324: 2317: 2313: 2298: 2294: 2271: 2264: 2251:(74): 125–130. 2237: 2233: 2220:(74): 130–133. 2206: 2202: 2189:(97): 180–184. 2179: 2175: 2156: 2152: 2133: 2129: 2110: 2106: 2087: 2083: 2070:(74): 421–426. 2048: 2039: 2024: 2020: 2005: 2001: 1982: 1978: 1968: 1966: 1936: 1923: 1918: 1898: 1854: 1829: 1793: 1760: 1709: 1699: 1683:Southern Africa 1584: 1542: 1540:Characteristics 1537: 1536: 1531: 1522: 1513: 1504: 1482: 1460: 1438: 1429: 1394: 1285: 1276: 1252: 1243: 1234: 1209: 1200: 1171: 1147: 1123: 1114: 1083:African wildcat 1063: 1022: 912: 889:Asiatic wildcat 865:Shillourokambos 774: 763: 762:species around 756:common ancestor 734: 723: 705: 692:Asiatic wildcat 638:, respectively. 632:Golis Mountains 608:F. l. brockmani 551:F. o. namaquana 529:Oldfield Thomas 378:scientific name 371: 306:African wildcat 280: 270: 260: 245: 239: 233: 220: 108: 100: 83: 72: 68: 61: 51:Parc des FĂ©lins 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 9129: 9119: 9118: 9113: 9108: 9103: 9098: 9093: 9088: 9083: 9078: 9073: 9068: 9063: 9058: 9053: 9048: 9043: 9038: 9033: 9028: 9011: 9010: 9008: 9007: 8994: 8981: 8968: 8955: 8942: 8929: 8916: 8903: 8888: 8872: 8870: 8864: 8863: 8861: 8860: 8847: 8834: 8821: 8808: 8795: 8782: 8769: 8756: 8743: 8728: 8712: 8710: 8704: 8703: 8689: 8688: 8685: 8684: 8681: 8680: 8677: 8676: 8673: 8672: 8670: 8669: 8665:M. strigidorsa 8660: 8651: 8642: 8633: 8624: 8618:Least weasel ( 8615: 8606: 8597: 8588: 8579: 8570: 8564:Haida ermine ( 8561: 8552: 8548:M. eversmannii 8543: 8534: 8525: 8515: 8513: 8497: 8496: 8494: 8493: 8484: 8475: 8466: 8456: 8454: 8443: 8437: 8436: 8433: 8432: 8430: 8429: 8420: 8411: 8401: 8399: 8391: 8390: 8388: 8387: 8377: 8375: 8367: 8366: 8364: 8363: 8354: 8344: 8342: 8334: 8333: 8331: 8330: 8320: 8317: 8316: 8314: 8313: 8303: 8301: 8293: 8292: 8290: 8289: 8280: 8276:L. longicaudis 8271: 8265:Marine otter ( 8262: 8252: 8250: 8242: 8241: 8239: 8238: 8228: 8222: 8208: 8207: 8204: 8203: 8200: 8199: 8197: 8196: 8187: 8177: 8175: 8167: 8166: 8164: 8163: 8153: 8150: 8149: 8147: 8146: 8136: 8134: 8123: 8109: 8108: 8105: 8104: 8102: 8101: 8092: 8082: 8080: 8064: 8063: 8061: 8060: 8050: 8044: 8035: 8029: 8028: 8025: 8024: 8022: 8021: 8012: 8003: 7994: 7985: 7979:Beech marten ( 7976: 7967: 7958: 7948: 7946: 7930: 7929: 7927: 7926: 7916: 7914: 7906: 7905: 7903: 7902: 7892: 7890: 7882: 7881: 7879: 7878: 7868: 7862: 7856: 7855: 7853: 7852: 7843: 7834: 7825: 7816: 7807: 7797: 7795: 7779: 7778: 7775: 7774: 7772: 7771: 7762: 7756:Asian badger ( 7753: 7744: 7734: 7732: 7724: 7723: 7721: 7720: 7711: 7702: 7698:A. albogularis 7692: 7690: 7679: 7665: 7664: 7662: 7661: 7655:Honey badger ( 7651: 7649: 7641: 7640: 7638: 7637: 7627: 7621: 7616: 7609: 7608: 7596: 7595: 7592: 7591: 7588: 7587: 7585: 7584: 7583: 7582: 7576: 7574: 7568: 7567: 7564: 7563: 7560: 7559: 7557: 7556: 7547: 7537: 7535: 7527: 7526: 7524: 7523: 7514: 7504: 7502: 7491: 7477: 7476: 7474: 7473: 7464: 7455: 7446: 7436: 7434: 7418: 7417: 7415: 7414: 7405: 7396: 7392:P. cancrivorus 7386: 7384: 7368: 7367: 7365: 7364: 7360:B. sumichrasti 7355: 7345: 7343: 7335: 7334: 7332: 7331: 7321: 7315: 7309: 7308: 7305: 7304: 7302: 7301: 7292: 7283: 7274: 7264: 7262: 7246: 7245: 7243: 7242: 7233: 7223: 7221: 7205: 7204: 7202: 7201: 7192: 7186:Hooded skunk ( 7182: 7180: 7172: 7171: 7169: 7168: 7159: 7150: 7141: 7131: 7129: 7110: 7092: 7091: 7089: 7088: 7078: 7076: 7066: 7065: 7053: 7052: 7049: 7048: 7045: 7044: 7041: 7040: 7037: 7036: 7033: 7032: 7030: 7029: 7020: 7011: 7005:Weddell seal ( 7002: 6996:Leopard seal ( 6992: 6986: 6972: 6971: 6969: 6968: 6959: 6949: 6947: 6931: 6930: 6927: 6926: 6924: 6923: 6913: 6911: 6903: 6902: 6900: 6899: 6889: 6883: 6866: 6852: 6851: 6848: 6847: 6844: 6843: 6841: 6840: 6831: 6822: 6816:Caspian seal ( 6812: 6810: 6802: 6801: 6799: 6798: 6789: 6783:Spotted seal ( 6779: 6777: 6769: 6768: 6766: 6765: 6756: 6747: 6737: 6731: 6725: 6724: 6722: 6721: 6712: 6706:Bearded seal ( 6702: 6696: 6679: 6675:or true seals) 6673:(earless seals 6663: 6662: 6659: 6658: 6656: 6655: 6646: 6637: 6628: 6619: 6610: 6601: 6592: 6582: 6580: 6572: 6571: 6569: 6568: 6558: 6555: 6554: 6552: 6551: 6541: 6539: 6531: 6530: 6528: 6527: 6517: 6514: 6513: 6510: 6509: 6507: 6506: 6497: 6487: 6485: 6477: 6476: 6474: 6473: 6463: 6457: 6451: 6450: 6448: 6447: 6437: 6435: 6424: 6399: 6398: 6396: 6395: 6385: 6383: 6373: 6372: 6357: 6356: 6353: 6352: 6349: 6348: 6345: 6344: 6341: 6340: 6338: 6337: 6336: 6335: 6329: 6327: 6321: 6320: 6318: 6317: 6316: 6315: 6309: 6307: 6291: 6285: 6284: 6281: 6280: 6277: 6276: 6274: 6273: 6264: 6255: 6246: 6236: 6234: 6226: 6225: 6223: 6222: 6213: 6203: 6197: 6191: 6190: 6188: 6187: 6177: 6175: 6167: 6166: 6164: 6163: 6159:A. melanoleuca 6153: 6151: 6140: 6125: 6120: 6117: 6116: 6113: 6112: 6109: 6108: 6105: 6104: 6102: 6101: 6092: 6083: 6077:Eastern wolf ( 6074: 6065: 6059:African wolf ( 6056: 6047: 6041:Domestic dog ( 6038: 6028: 6026: 6018: 6017: 6015: 6014: 6005: 5995: 5992: 5991: 5989: 5988: 5979: 5969: 5967: 5956: 5944: 5943: 5940: 5939: 5937: 5936: 5927: 5921:Sechuran fox ( 5918: 5914:L. gymnocercus 5909: 5900: 5894:Darwin's fox ( 5891: 5881: 5879: 5871: 5870: 5868: 5867: 5858: 5848: 5845: 5844: 5842: 5841: 5831: 5829: 5821: 5820: 5818: 5817: 5807: 5801: 5786: 5774: 5773: 5770: 5769: 5767: 5766: 5757: 5748: 5739: 5730: 5721: 5712: 5703: 5694: 5685: 5676: 5667: 5663:V. bengalensis 5657: 5655: 5637: 5636: 5634: 5633: 5624: 5614: 5612: 5604: 5603: 5601: 5600: 5590: 5584: 5578: 5577: 5575: 5574: 5565: 5555: 5553: 5542: 5532: 5525: 5524: 5509: 5508: 5505: 5504: 5501: 5500: 5497: 5496: 5493: 5492: 5489: 5488: 5486: 5485: 5476: 5467: 5458: 5449: 5439: 5437: 5429: 5428: 5426: 5425: 5416: 5407: 5403:B. crassicauda 5397: 5395: 5387: 5386: 5384: 5383: 5374: 5365: 5356: 5346: 5343: 5342: 5340: 5339: 5330: 5321: 5312: 5303: 5294: 5285: 5276: 5267: 5257: 5255: 5247: 5246: 5244: 5243: 5234: 5224: 5218: 5212: 5211: 5208: 5207: 5205: 5204: 5195: 5186: 5177: 5167: 5165: 5157: 5156: 5154: 5153: 5144: 5134: 5132: 5124: 5123: 5121: 5120: 5110: 5107: 5106: 5104: 5103: 5094: 5084: 5082: 5074: 5073: 5071: 5070: 5060: 5057: 5056: 5054: 5053: 5043: 5041: 5030: 5021: 5003: 5002: 4999: 4998: 4995: 4994: 4992: 4991: 4982: 4972: 4970: 4962: 4961: 4959: 4958: 4948: 4945: 4944: 4942: 4941: 4937:G. grandidieri 4932: 4922: 4920: 4912: 4911: 4909: 4908: 4898: 4892: 4886: 4885: 4882: 4881: 4879: 4878: 4869: 4859: 4857: 4849: 4848: 4846: 4845: 4836: 4826: 4820: 4811: 4794: 4784: 4781: 4780: 4777: 4776: 4773: 4772: 4769: 4768: 4766: 4765: 4755: 4753: 4745: 4744: 4742: 4741: 4732: 4722: 4716: 4704: 4703: 4701: 4700: 4690: 4688: 4677: 4657: 4656: 4644: 4643: 4640: 4639: 4636: 4635: 4632: 4631: 4629: 4628: 4627: 4626: 4620: 4618: 4608: 4607: 4604: 4603: 4600: 4599: 4596: 4595: 4592: 4591: 4589: 4588: 4579: 4570: 4561: 4552: 4543: 4534: 4525: 4516: 4507: 4501:Letaba genet ( 4498: 4489: 4483:Common genet ( 4480: 4471: 4462: 4453: 4443: 4441: 4427: 4426: 4424: 4423: 4414: 4404: 4402: 4385: 4379: 4378: 4375: 4374: 4372: 4371: 4362: 4353: 4344: 4334: 4332: 4324: 4323: 4321: 4320: 4311: 4301: 4295: 4280: 4268: 4261: 4260: 4257: 4256: 4254: 4253: 4249:P. zeylonensis 4244: 4235: 4225: 4223: 4215: 4214: 4212: 4211: 4207:Paguma larvata 4202: 4193: 4184: 4174: 4168: 4162: 4161: 4159: 4158: 4149: 4140: 4131: 4121: 4119: 4110: 4105: 4098: 4097: 4085: 4084: 4081: 4080: 4077: 4076: 4073: 4072: 4070: 4069: 4068: 4067: 4061: 4059: 4053: 4052: 4049: 4048: 4045: 4044: 4041: 4040: 4037: 4036: 4033: 4032: 4030: 4029: 4020: 4011: 4002: 3993: 3984: 3978:Domestic cat ( 3975: 3965: 3963: 3955: 3954: 3951: 3950: 3948: 3947: 3938: 3934:P. rubiginosus 3929: 3920: 3911: 3907:P. bengalensis 3901: 3899: 3891: 3890: 3888: 3887: 3881:Pallas's cat ( 3877: 3871: 3865: 3864: 3861: 3860: 3858: 3857: 3847: 3845: 3837: 3836: 3834: 3833: 3823: 3820: 3819: 3817: 3816: 3806: 3804: 3793: 3787: 3786: 3784: 3783: 3774: 3768:Iberian lynx ( 3765: 3756: 3746: 3744: 3736: 3735: 3733: 3732: 3723: 3714: 3705: 3696: 3687: 3678: 3669: 3659: 3657: 3649: 3648: 3645: 3644: 3642: 3641: 3632: 3622: 3620: 3612: 3611: 3609: 3608: 3598: 3592: 3586: 3585: 3582: 3581: 3579: 3578: 3569: 3559: 3557: 3549: 3548: 3546: 3545: 3535: 3533: 3522: 3513: 3503: 3500: 3499: 3496: 3495: 3492: 3491: 3489: 3488: 3479: 3470: 3461: 3452: 3446:Snow leopard ( 3442: 3440: 3432: 3431: 3429: 3428: 3419: 3409: 3407: 3396: 3383: 3373: 3366: 3365: 3363: 3362: 3353: 3343: 3341: 3325: 3320: 3313: 3312: 3310: 3309: 3299: 3293: 3288: 3281: 3280: 3265: 3264: 3262: 3261: 3259:Laurasiatheria 3255: 3249: 3243: 3237: 3230: 3227: 3226: 3217: 3216: 3209: 3202: 3194: 3188: 3187: 3176:Science | AAAS 3167: 3159: 3149: 3148:External links 3146: 3143: 3142: 3117: 3092: 3068: 3047:(4): 403−413. 3030: 3023: 3001: 2983: 2968: 2913: 2882: 2846: 2809: 2790:(4): 621–626. 2770: 2744: 2738:978-0565007232 2737: 2708: 2701: 2693:Libyan Mammals 2680: 2673: 2642: 2599: 2551: 2488: 2432: 2425: 2398: 2334: 2311: 2292: 2281:(1–2): 65–73. 2262: 2231: 2200: 2173: 2150: 2127: 2104: 2081: 2066:. 7th Series. 2058:Felis caligata 2037: 2018: 1999: 1976: 1920: 1919: 1917: 1914: 1897: 1894: 1853: 1850: 1828: 1825: 1792: 1789: 1759: 1756: 1698: 1695: 1655:Horn of Africa 1610:, and through 1583: 1580: 1573:wildcats from 1541: 1538: 1533: 1532: 1528: 1527: 1524: 1523: 1519: 1518: 1515: 1514: 1510: 1509: 1506: 1505: 1501: 1500: 1497: 1496: 1491: 1488: 1487: 1484: 1483: 1479: 1478: 1475: 1474: 1469: 1466: 1465: 1462: 1461: 1457: 1456: 1453: 1452: 1447: 1444: 1443: 1440: 1439: 1435: 1434: 1431: 1430: 1426: 1425: 1422: 1421: 1416: 1413: 1412: 1409: 1408: 1403: 1400: 1399: 1396: 1395: 1391: 1390: 1387: 1386: 1381: 1378: 1377: 1374: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1361: 1356: 1354: 1346: 1344: 1339: 1337: 1332: 1330: 1325: 1323: 1318: 1316: 1311: 1309: 1299: 1296: 1295: 1287: 1286: 1282: 1281: 1278: 1277: 1273: 1272: 1269: 1268: 1261: 1258: 1257: 1254: 1253: 1249: 1248: 1245: 1244: 1240: 1239: 1236: 1235: 1231: 1230: 1227: 1226: 1221:other Felinae 1218: 1215: 1214: 1211: 1210: 1206: 1205: 1202: 1201: 1197: 1196: 1193: 1192: 1180: 1177: 1176: 1173: 1172: 1168: 1167: 1164: 1163: 1156: 1153: 1152: 1149: 1148: 1144: 1143: 1140: 1139: 1132: 1129: 1128: 1125: 1124: 1120: 1119: 1116: 1115: 1111: 1110: 1107: 1106: 1094: 1091: 1090: 1087: 1086: 1079: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1068: 1065: 1064: 1060: 1059: 1056: 1055: 1038: 1035: 1034: 1031: 1030: 1010: 1005: 1003: 998: 996: 991: 989: 984: 982: 977: 975: 970: 968: 959: 957: 952: 950: 945: 943: 934: 932: 923: 920: 919: 913: 910: 909: 729:. Analysis of 704: 701: 700: 699: 689: 679: 658: 657: 646:David Harrison 639: 593: 580: 570: 544: 522: 504: 486: 468: 458: 448: 434: 420: 384:who based his 370: 367: 300: 299: 295: 294: 286: 285: 284: 283: 273: 263: 252: 251: 247: 246: 240: 229: 228: 222: 221: 217:F. lybica 214: 212: 208: 207: 200: 196: 195: 190: 186: 185: 180: 176: 175: 170: 166: 165: 160: 156: 155: 150: 146: 145: 140: 136: 135: 130: 126: 125: 120: 116: 115: 102: 101: 88: 85: 84: 66: 63: 62: 57: 54: 53: 46: 45: 37: 36: 27:Small wild cat 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 9128: 9117: 9114: 9112: 9109: 9107: 9104: 9102: 9099: 9097: 9094: 9092: 9089: 9087: 9084: 9082: 9079: 9077: 9074: 9072: 9069: 9067: 9064: 9062: 9059: 9057: 9054: 9052: 9049: 9047: 9044: 9042: 9039: 9037: 9034: 9032: 9029: 9027: 9024: 9023: 9021: 9004: 8999: 8995: 8991: 8986: 8982: 8978: 8973: 8969: 8965: 8960: 8956: 8952: 8947: 8943: 8939: 8934: 8930: 8926: 8921: 8917: 8913: 8908: 8904: 8899: 8893: 8889: 8884: 8878: 8874: 8873: 8871: 8869: 8865: 8857: 8852: 8848: 8844: 8839: 8835: 8831: 8826: 8822: 8818: 8813: 8809: 8805: 8800: 8796: 8792: 8787: 8783: 8779: 8774: 8770: 8766: 8761: 8757: 8753: 8748: 8744: 8739: 8733: 8729: 8724: 8718: 8714: 8713: 8711: 8709: 8705: 8701: 8696: 8668: 8666: 8661: 8659: 8657: 8652: 8650: 8648: 8643: 8641: 8639: 8634: 8632: 8630: 8625: 8623: 8621: 8616: 8614: 8612: 8607: 8605: 8603: 8602:M. lutreolina 8598: 8596: 8594: 8589: 8587: 8585: 8580: 8578: 8576: 8571: 8569: 8567: 8562: 8560: 8558: 8553: 8551: 8549: 8544: 8542: 8540: 8535: 8533: 8531: 8526: 8524: 8522: 8517: 8516: 8514: 8504: 8503: 8498: 8492: 8490: 8485: 8483: 8481: 8476: 8474: 8472: 8467: 8465: 8463: 8458: 8457: 8455: 8453: 8452: 8447: 8444: 8442: 8438: 8428: 8426: 8421: 8419: 8417: 8412: 8410: 8408: 8403: 8402: 8400: 8398: 8397: 8392: 8386: 8384: 8379: 8378: 8376: 8374: 8373: 8368: 8362: 8360: 8355: 8353: 8351: 8346: 8345: 8343: 8341: 8340: 8335: 8329: 8327: 8322: 8321: 8318: 8312: 8310: 8305: 8304: 8302: 8300: 8299: 8294: 8288: 8286: 8281: 8279: 8277: 8272: 8270: 8268: 8263: 8261: 8259: 8258:L. canadensis 8254: 8253: 8251: 8249: 8248: 8243: 8237: 8235: 8232:Giant otter ( 8230: 8229: 8226: 8223: 8213: 8209: 8195: 8193: 8188: 8186: 8184: 8179: 8178: 8176: 8174: 8173: 8168: 8162: 8160: 8155: 8154: 8151: 8145: 8143: 8138: 8137: 8135: 8133: 8132: 8127: 8124: 8114: 8110: 8100: 8098: 8093: 8091: 8089: 8084: 8083: 8081: 8071: 8070: 8065: 8059: 8057: 8052: 8051: 8048: 8045: 8043: 8039: 8036: 8034: 8030: 8020: 8018: 8013: 8011: 8009: 8004: 8002: 8000: 7995: 7993: 7991: 7990:M. gwatkinsii 7986: 7984: 7982: 7977: 7975: 7973: 7968: 7966: 7964: 7959: 7957: 7955: 7950: 7949: 7947: 7937: 7936: 7931: 7925: 7923: 7918: 7917: 7915: 7913: 7912: 7907: 7901: 7899: 7894: 7893: 7891: 7889: 7888: 7883: 7877: 7875: 7870: 7869: 7866: 7863: 7861: 7857: 7851: 7849: 7844: 7842: 7840: 7835: 7833: 7831: 7830:M. orientalis 7826: 7824: 7822: 7817: 7815: 7813: 7808: 7806: 7804: 7799: 7798: 7796: 7786: 7785: 7780: 7770: 7768: 7763: 7761: 7759: 7754: 7752: 7750: 7745: 7743: 7741: 7736: 7735: 7733: 7731: 7730: 7725: 7719: 7717: 7712: 7710: 7708: 7703: 7701: 7699: 7694: 7693: 7691: 7689: 7688: 7683: 7680: 7670: 7666: 7660: 7658: 7653: 7652: 7650: 7648: 7647: 7642: 7636: 7634: 7633:Taxidea taxus 7629: 7628: 7625: 7622: 7619: 7614: 7610: 7606: 7601: 7597: 7580: 7579: 7578: 7577: 7575: 7573: 7569: 7555: 7553: 7548: 7546: 7544: 7543:N. meridensis 7539: 7538: 7536: 7534: 7533: 7528: 7522: 7520: 7515: 7513: 7511: 7506: 7505: 7503: 7501: 7500: 7495: 7492: 7482: 7478: 7472: 7470: 7465: 7463: 7461: 7456: 7454: 7452: 7447: 7445: 7443: 7438: 7437: 7435: 7425: 7424: 7419: 7413: 7411: 7406: 7404: 7402: 7397: 7395: 7393: 7388: 7387: 7385: 7375: 7374: 7369: 7363: 7361: 7356: 7354: 7352: 7347: 7346: 7344: 7342: 7341: 7336: 7330: 7328: 7323: 7322: 7319: 7316: 7314: 7310: 7300: 7298: 7293: 7291: 7289: 7284: 7282: 7280: 7275: 7273: 7271: 7266: 7265: 7263: 7253: 7252: 7247: 7241: 7239: 7234: 7232: 7230: 7229:M. javanensis 7225: 7224: 7222: 7212: 7211: 7206: 7200: 7198: 7193: 7191: 7189: 7184: 7183: 7181: 7179: 7178: 7173: 7167: 7165: 7160: 7158: 7156: 7155:C. leuconotus 7151: 7149: 7147: 7146:C. humboldtii 7142: 7140: 7138: 7133: 7132: 7130: 7120: 7119: 7114: 7111: 7105: 7097: 7093: 7087: 7085: 7080: 7079: 7077: 7075: 7071: 7067: 7063: 7058: 7054: 7028: 7026: 7021: 7019: 7017: 7012: 7010: 7008: 7003: 7001: 6999: 6994: 6993: 6990: 6987: 6977: 6973: 6967: 6965: 6960: 6958: 6956: 6951: 6950: 6948: 6938: 6937: 6932: 6922: 6920: 6915: 6914: 6912: 6910: 6909: 6904: 6898: 6896: 6891: 6890: 6887: 6884: 6874: 6870: 6867: 6857: 6853: 6839: 6837: 6834:Baikal seal ( 6832: 6830: 6828: 6825:Ringed seal ( 6823: 6821: 6819: 6814: 6813: 6811: 6809: 6808: 6803: 6797: 6795: 6792:Harbor seal ( 6790: 6788: 6786: 6781: 6780: 6778: 6776: 6775: 6770: 6764: 6762: 6757: 6755: 6753: 6750:Ribbon seal ( 6748: 6746: 6744: 6739: 6738: 6735: 6732: 6730: 6726: 6720: 6718: 6715:Hooded seal ( 6713: 6711: 6709: 6704: 6703: 6700: 6697: 6687: 6683: 6680: 6668: 6664: 6654: 6652: 6651:A. tropicalis 6647: 6645: 6643: 6638: 6636: 6634: 6629: 6627: 6625: 6620: 6618: 6616: 6611: 6609: 6607: 6602: 6600: 6598: 6593: 6591: 6589: 6584: 6583: 6581: 6579: 6578: 6577:Arctocephalus 6573: 6567: 6565: 6560: 6559: 6556: 6550: 6548: 6543: 6542: 6540: 6538: 6537: 6532: 6526: 6524: 6519: 6518: 6515: 6505: 6503: 6502:Z. wollebaeki 6498: 6496: 6494: 6489: 6488: 6486: 6484: 6483: 6478: 6472: 6470: 6465: 6464: 6461: 6458: 6456: 6452: 6446: 6444: 6439: 6438: 6436: 6434: 6433: 6428: 6425: 6419: 6414: 6410:(eared seals: 6405: 6400: 6394: 6392: 6387: 6386: 6384: 6382: 6378: 6374: 6370: 6362: 6358: 6333: 6332: 6331: 6330: 6328: 6326: 6322: 6313: 6312: 6311: 6310: 6308: 6299: 6295: 6292: 6290: 6286: 6272: 6270: 6265: 6263: 6261: 6256: 6254: 6252: 6251:U. thibetanus 6247: 6245: 6243: 6242:U. americanus 6238: 6237: 6235: 6233: 6232: 6227: 6221: 6219: 6214: 6212: 6210: 6205: 6204: 6201: 6198: 6196: 6192: 6186: 6184: 6179: 6178: 6176: 6174: 6173: 6168: 6162: 6160: 6157:Giant panda ( 6155: 6154: 6152: 6150: 6149: 6144: 6141: 6133: 6129: 6126: 6123: 6118: 6100: 6098: 6093: 6091: 6089: 6084: 6082: 6080: 6075: 6073: 6071: 6066: 6064: 6062: 6057: 6055: 6053: 6048: 6046: 6044: 6043:C. familiaris 6039: 6037: 6035: 6030: 6029: 6027: 6025: 6024: 6019: 6013: 6011: 6006: 6004: 6002: 6001:Lycaon pictus 5997: 5996: 5993: 5987: 5985: 5980: 5978: 5976: 5971: 5970: 5968: 5966: 5965: 5960: 5957: 5949: 5945: 5935: 5933: 5928: 5926: 5924: 5919: 5917: 5915: 5910: 5908: 5906: 5901: 5899: 5897: 5892: 5890: 5888: 5883: 5882: 5880: 5878: 5877: 5872: 5866: 5864: 5859: 5857: 5855: 5850: 5849: 5846: 5840: 5838: 5833: 5832: 5830: 5828: 5827: 5822: 5816: 5814: 5809: 5808: 5805: 5802: 5794: 5790: 5787: 5779: 5775: 5765: 5763: 5758: 5756: 5754: 5749: 5747: 5745: 5740: 5738: 5736: 5731: 5729: 5727: 5722: 5720: 5718: 5713: 5711: 5709: 5704: 5702: 5700: 5697:Tibetan fox ( 5695: 5693: 5691: 5686: 5684: 5682: 5677: 5675: 5673: 5668: 5666: 5664: 5659: 5658: 5656: 5651: 5644: 5643: 5638: 5632: 5630: 5629:N. viverrinus 5625: 5623: 5621: 5616: 5615: 5613: 5611: 5610: 5605: 5599: 5597: 5592: 5591: 5588: 5585: 5583: 5579: 5573: 5571: 5570:U. littoralis 5566: 5564: 5562: 5557: 5556: 5554: 5552: 5551: 5546: 5543: 5535: 5530: 5526: 5522: 5514: 5510: 5484: 5482: 5477: 5475: 5473: 5468: 5466: 5464: 5459: 5457: 5455: 5450: 5448: 5446: 5445:H. flavescens 5441: 5440: 5438: 5436: 5435: 5430: 5424: 5422: 5417: 5415: 5413: 5408: 5406: 5404: 5399: 5398: 5396: 5394: 5393: 5388: 5382: 5380: 5375: 5373: 5371: 5366: 5364: 5362: 5357: 5355: 5353: 5348: 5347: 5344: 5338: 5336: 5335:U. vitticolla 5331: 5329: 5327: 5322: 5320: 5318: 5313: 5311: 5309: 5304: 5302: 5300: 5295: 5293: 5291: 5286: 5284: 5282: 5277: 5275: 5273: 5268: 5266: 5264: 5259: 5258: 5256: 5254: 5253: 5248: 5242: 5240: 5239:Xenogale naso 5235: 5233: 5231: 5226: 5225: 5222: 5219: 5217: 5213: 5203: 5201: 5196: 5194: 5192: 5187: 5185: 5183: 5178: 5176: 5174: 5169: 5168: 5166: 5164: 5163: 5158: 5152: 5150: 5145: 5143: 5141: 5136: 5135: 5133: 5131: 5130: 5125: 5119: 5117: 5112: 5111: 5108: 5102: 5100: 5095: 5093: 5091: 5086: 5085: 5083: 5081: 5080: 5075: 5069: 5067: 5062: 5061: 5058: 5052: 5050: 5045: 5044: 5042: 5040: 5039: 5034: 5031: 5029: 5025: 5022: 5013: 5012:sensu stricto 5008: 5004: 4990: 4988: 4983: 4981: 4979: 4974: 4973: 4971: 4969: 4968: 4963: 4957: 4955: 4950: 4949: 4946: 4940: 4938: 4933: 4931: 4929: 4924: 4923: 4921: 4919: 4918: 4913: 4907: 4905: 4900: 4899: 4896: 4893: 4891: 4887: 4877: 4875: 4870: 4868: 4866: 4861: 4860: 4858: 4856: 4855: 4850: 4844: 4842: 4841:Fossa fossana 4837: 4835: 4833: 4828: 4827: 4824: 4821: 4819: 4815: 4812: 4802: 4798: 4795: 4791: 4787: 4782: 4764: 4762: 4757: 4756: 4754: 4752: 4751: 4746: 4740: 4738: 4735:Brown hyena ( 4733: 4731: 4729: 4728:Hyaena hyaena 4724: 4723: 4720: 4717: 4709: 4705: 4699: 4697: 4692: 4691: 4689: 4687: 4686: 4681: 4678: 4670: 4666: 4662: 4658: 4654: 4649: 4645: 4624: 4623: 4622: 4621: 4619: 4617: 4613: 4609: 4587: 4585: 4580: 4578: 4576: 4571: 4569: 4567: 4562: 4560: 4558: 4555:Hausa genet ( 4553: 4551: 4549: 4544: 4542: 4540: 4535: 4533: 4531: 4526: 4524: 4522: 4517: 4515: 4513: 4508: 4506: 4504: 4499: 4497: 4495: 4490: 4488: 4486: 4481: 4479: 4477: 4472: 4470: 4468: 4463: 4461: 4459: 4458:G. angolensis 4454: 4452: 4450: 4449:G. abyssinica 4445: 4444: 4442: 4434: 4433: 4428: 4422: 4420: 4415: 4413: 4411: 4406: 4405: 4403: 4395: 4394: 4389: 4386: 4384: 4380: 4370: 4368: 4363: 4361: 4359: 4358:V. tangalunga 4354: 4352: 4350: 4345: 4343: 4341: 4336: 4335: 4333: 4331: 4330: 4325: 4319: 4317: 4312: 4310: 4308: 4303: 4302: 4299: 4296: 4293: 4292:sensu stricto 4288: 4284: 4281: 4277: 4272: 4266: 4262: 4252: 4250: 4245: 4243: 4241: 4236: 4234: 4232: 4227: 4226: 4224: 4222: 4221: 4216: 4210: 4208: 4203: 4201: 4199: 4194: 4192: 4190: 4185: 4183: 4181: 4176: 4175: 4172: 4169: 4167: 4166:Paradoxurinae 4163: 4157: 4155: 4150: 4148: 4146: 4141: 4139: 4137: 4134:Otter civet ( 4132: 4130: 4128: 4123: 4122: 4120: 4118: 4114: 4111: 4108: 4103: 4099: 4095: 4090: 4086: 4065: 4064: 4063: 4062: 4060: 4058: 4054: 4028: 4026: 4025:F. silvestris 4021: 4019: 4017: 4012: 4010: 4008: 4003: 4001: 3999: 3994: 3992: 3990: 3985: 3983: 3981: 3976: 3974: 3972: 3967: 3966: 3964: 3962: 3961: 3956: 3946: 3944: 3943:P. viverrinus 3941:Fishing cat ( 3939: 3937: 3935: 3930: 3928: 3926: 3921: 3919: 3917: 3916:P. javanensis 3912: 3910: 3908: 3905:Leopard cat ( 3903: 3902: 3900: 3898: 3897: 3892: 3886: 3884: 3879: 3878: 3875: 3872: 3866: 3856: 3854: 3849: 3848: 3846: 3844: 3843: 3838: 3832: 3830: 3825: 3824: 3821: 3815: 3813: 3808: 3807: 3805: 3803: 3802: 3797: 3794: 3788: 3782: 3780: 3775: 3773: 3771: 3766: 3764: 3762: 3757: 3755: 3753: 3752:L. canadensis 3750:Canada lynx ( 3748: 3747: 3745: 3743: 3742: 3737: 3731: 3729: 3724: 3722: 3720: 3715: 3713: 3711: 3706: 3704: 3702: 3697: 3695: 3693: 3688: 3686: 3684: 3679: 3677: 3675: 3670: 3668: 3666: 3661: 3660: 3658: 3656: 3655: 3650: 3640: 3638: 3633: 3631: 3629: 3624: 3623: 3621: 3619: 3618: 3613: 3607: 3605: 3600: 3599: 3596: 3593: 3587: 3577: 3575: 3574:C. temminckii 3570: 3568: 3566: 3561: 3560: 3558: 3556: 3555: 3550: 3544: 3542: 3539:Marbled cat ( 3537: 3536: 3534: 3532: 3531: 3526: 3523: 3517: 3514: 3510: 3509:sensu stricto 3506: 3501: 3487: 3485: 3480: 3478: 3476: 3471: 3469: 3467: 3462: 3460: 3458: 3453: 3451: 3449: 3444: 3443: 3441: 3439: 3438: 3433: 3427: 3425: 3420: 3418: 3416: 3411: 3410: 3408: 3406: 3405: 3400: 3397: 3395: 3391: 3387: 3384: 3376: 3371: 3367: 3361: 3359: 3358:P. pardicolor 3354: 3352: 3350: 3345: 3344: 3342: 3335: 3334: 3329: 3326: 3323: 3318: 3314: 3308: 3306: 3301: 3300: 3297: 3294: 3291: 3286: 3282: 3278: 3270: 3266: 3260: 3256: 3254: 3250: 3248: 3244: 3242: 3238: 3236: 3232: 3231: 3228: 3223: 3215: 3210: 3208: 3203: 3201: 3196: 3195: 3192: 3177: 3173: 3168: 3164: 3160: 3156: 3152: 3151: 3132:on 2012-02-17 3131: 3127: 3121: 3113: 3109: 3108: 3103: 3096: 3082: 3078: 3072: 3063: 3058: 3054: 3050: 3046: 3042: 3034: 3026: 3020: 3015: 3014: 3005: 2997: 2990: 2988: 2979: 2972: 2963: 2958: 2953: 2948: 2944: 2940: 2936: 2932: 2928: 2926: 2917: 2909: 2905: 2901: 2897: 2896:Mammal Review 2893: 2886: 2878: 2874: 2870: 2866: 2865:Mammal Review 2862: 2855: 2853: 2851: 2834: 2830: 2829: 2824: 2822: 2813: 2805: 2801: 2797: 2793: 2789: 2785: 2781: 2774: 2766: 2762: 2760: 2751: 2749: 2740: 2734: 2730: 2726: 2724: 2715: 2713: 2704: 2702:9780902675087 2698: 2694: 2687: 2685: 2676: 2670: 2666: 2662: 2660: 2651: 2649: 2647: 2638: 2634: 2630: 2626: 2622: 2618: 2615:(5668): 259. 2614: 2610: 2603: 2595: 2591: 2587: 2583: 2579: 2575: 2571: 2567: 2563: 2555: 2547: 2543: 2538: 2533: 2529: 2525: 2521: 2517: 2513: 2509: 2505: 2497: 2495: 2493: 2484: 2480: 2475: 2470: 2466: 2462: 2458: 2454: 2450: 2443: 2441: 2439: 2437: 2428: 2422: 2418: 2414: 2407: 2405: 2403: 2394: 2390: 2386: 2382: 2378: 2374: 2370: 2366: 2362: 2358: 2357: 2352: 2345: 2343: 2341: 2339: 2330: 2323: 2315: 2307: 2303: 2296: 2288: 2284: 2280: 2276: 2269: 2267: 2258: 2254: 2250: 2247:. Series 11. 2246: 2242: 2235: 2227: 2223: 2219: 2216:. Series 11. 2215: 2211: 2204: 2196: 2192: 2188: 2184: 2177: 2169: 2165: 2161: 2154: 2147:(2): 323–346. 2146: 2142: 2138: 2131: 2123: 2119: 2115: 2108: 2100: 2096: 2092: 2085: 2077: 2073: 2069: 2065: 2061: 2059: 2055: 2054:Felis ocreata 2046: 2044: 2042: 2033: 2029: 2022: 2014: 2010: 2003: 1995: 1991: 1987: 1980: 1964: 1959: 1955: 1951: 1950: 1945: 1943: 1934: 1932: 1930: 1928: 1926: 1921: 1913: 1911: 1907: 1906:postage stamp 1903: 1893: 1891: 1887: 1882: 1880: 1876: 1872: 1870: 1863: 1858: 1849: 1846: 1842: 1838: 1834: 1831:The female's 1824: 1822: 1821:invertebrates 1818: 1814: 1811:and kids. In 1810: 1806: 1802: 1798: 1788: 1784: 1782: 1778: 1774: 1770: 1766: 1755: 1753: 1749: 1744: 1742: 1738: 1734: 1731:. Results of 1730: 1726: 1722: 1713: 1708: 1704: 1694: 1692: 1688: 1684: 1680: 1676: 1672: 1668: 1664: 1660: 1656: 1652: 1648: 1644: 1640: 1636: 1632: 1628: 1623: 1621: 1617: 1613: 1609: 1605: 1601: 1597: 1593: 1589: 1579: 1576: 1570: 1567: 1562: 1560: 1556: 1546: 1526: 1525: 1517: 1516: 1508: 1507: 1499: 1498: 1495: 1490: 1489: 1486: 1485: 1477: 1476: 1473: 1468: 1467: 1464: 1463: 1455: 1454: 1451: 1446: 1445: 1442: 1441: 1433: 1432: 1424: 1423: 1420: 1415: 1414: 1411: 1410: 1407: 1402: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1389: 1388: 1385: 1380: 1379: 1376: 1375: 1372: 1371:Domestic cat 1367: 1366: 1360: 1359: 1353: 1350: 1349: 1343: 1342: 1336: 1335: 1329: 1328: 1322: 1321: 1315: 1314: 1307: 1303: 1302: 1298: 1297: 1293: 1292: 1280: 1279: 1271: 1270: 1267: 1266: 1260: 1259: 1256: 1255: 1247: 1246: 1238: 1237: 1229: 1228: 1225: 1224: 1217: 1216: 1213: 1212: 1204: 1203: 1195: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1185: 1179: 1178: 1175: 1174: 1166: 1165: 1162: 1161: 1155: 1154: 1151: 1150: 1142: 1141: 1138: 1137: 1131: 1130: 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Index

African wild cat

Parc des FĂ©lins
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
CITES
CITES
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Feliformia
Felidae
Felinae
Felis
Binomial name
Forster
F. l. cafra
F. l. ornata

wildcat
species
Africa
West
Central Asia
Rajasthan

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