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The caracal (Caracal caracal) (/ ˈ k ær ə k æ l /) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, relatively short tail, and long canine teeth.
Caracal is a genus in the subfamily Felinae of the family Felidae. It was proposed by John Edward Gray in 1843 who described a skin from the Cape of Good Hope in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. [2] Historically, it was considered to be a monotypic genus, consisting of only the type species: the caracal C. caracal. [1]
The subfamily Felinae includes 12 genera and 34 species, such as the bobcat, caracal, cheetah, cougar, ocelot, and common domestic cat. [ 5 ] Traditionally, five subfamilies have been distinguished within the Felidae based on phenotypical features: the Felinae, the Pantherinae, the Acinonychinae (cheetahs), the extinct Machairodontinae , and ...
The Province of Sindh. The Pakistani province of Sindh has been home to multiple species of felid.These include the domestic cat (both house cats and ferals), of the species Felis catus; medium-sized wild cats from the genus Felis, such as the jungle cat (Felis chaus); and big cats from the genus Panthera, such as leopards (Panthera pardus).
The African golden cat (Caracal aurata) is a wild cat endemic to the rainforests of West and Central Africa. It is threatened due to deforestation and bushmeat hunting and listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. [1] It is a close relative of both the caracal and the serval. [3] Previously, it was placed in the genus Profelis. [2]
The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American wild cat. With 13 recognized subspecies, the bobcat is common throughout southern Canada, the continental United States , and northern Mexico. [ 26 ] Like the Eurasian lynx, its conservation status is "least concern."
The list does not contain cat hybrids, such as the liger or tigon. List ... Caracal caracal: 9.8–14.5 [15] (21-31) 19 (41) [57] 0.78–1.08 [57] 1.08 [57] 40–50 [58]
Caracat: domestic cat × caracal; first case was accidental in the Moscow Zoo in 1998. Chausie: domestic cat × jungle cat species (Felis chaus) Kellas cat: Naturally occurring landrace, domestic cat × Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) Machbagral, viverral, and jambi: domestic cat × fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)