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The Pallas's cat's range extends from the Caucasus eastward to Central Asia, Mongolia and adjacent parts of Dzungaria and the Tibetan Plateau. It inhabits montane shrublands and grasslands, rocky outcrops, scree slopes and ravines in areas, where the continuous snow cover is below 15–20 cm (6–8 in). [14]
Pallas’s cats occur in the west from the Caspian Sea through Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and northern India to China and Mongolia. They inhabit arid, montane shrublands and grasslands, rocky outcrops, scree slopes, and ravines in areas, where the continuous snow cover is below 15-20 cm (6-8 in).
Native Habitat. Pallas's cats are found in Turkmenistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, and Russia. They live in shrublands, grasslands, deserts and rocky areas.
The Pallas cat has a wide but fragmented distribution across the grasslands and montane steppes of Central Asia, including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India. Mongolia and Russia make up the majority of its range today, with Pallas cats living at altitudes up to nearly 5,600m.
Where does Pallas’s cat live? Pallas’s cats live in Central Asia; they are also found in Eastern Europe. Pallas’s cats can be found in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
The Pallas’s Cat, with its thick fur and low-slung ears, is masterfully adapted to the frigid climates of Central Asia. This article explores its unique biology, behavior, and the challenges it faces for survival in a rapidly changing world.
The Pallas’s cat, also known as manul, is a small wild cat, perfectly adapted to the harsh conditions typical of its habitat. Naturally secretive, it is rarely seen and little known. Short legs and dense fur for stocky appearance and insulation.
Pallas’s cat, (Felis manul), small, long-haired cat (family Felidae) native to deserts and rocky, mountainous regions from Tibet to Siberia. It was named for the naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. The Pallas’s cat is a soft-furred animal about the size of a house cat and is pale silvery gray or light.
Habitat. Pallas cats are found in temperate grassland biomes and in the mountain steppe and semi-arid desert habitats characteristic of central Asia. These areas are comprised of open flatlands, hills, upland steppe, rocky outcrops and ravine habitat.
Their primarily habitat is the steppe grassland regions of Mongolia, China and the Tibetan Plateau. They have been recorded up to 4,800 m in cold, arid habitats of the dry grassland steppes interspersed with stone outcrops, and in stony desert.