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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.
Size: 45–80 cm (18–31 in) long, 30 cm (12 in) tail [65] Habitat : Forest, desert, shrubland, savanna, and grassland [ 66 ] Diet : Rodents and rabbits, and to a lesser extent birds and other small animals [ 66 ]
This is a list of extant species in the Felidae family, which aims to evaluate their size, ordered by maximum reported weight and size of wild individuals on record. The list does not contain cat hybrids, such as the liger or tigon.
Size range: 65 cm (26 in) long, plus 28 cm (11 in) tail (African golden cat) to 100 cm (39 in) long, plus 34 cm (13 in) tail (caracal) [160] Habitats: Forest, desert, grassland, shrubland, and savanna [161] Diets: Rodents and squirrels, along with antelope, primates, birds, reptiles, and fish [161] Catopuma. Severtzov, 1858
Of the four lynx species, the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is the largest in size. It is native to European, Central Asian , and Siberian forests. While its conservation status has been classified as " least concern ", populations of Eurasian lynx have been reduced or extirpated from much of Europe, where it is now being reintroduced.
It is a close relative of both the caracal and the serval. [3] Previously, it was placed in the genus Profelis. [2] Its body size ranges from 61 to 101 cm (24 to 40 in) with a 16 to 46 cm (6.3 to 18.1 in) long tail. [4]
Its paws and tail are uniform reddish grey. [5] It is the smallest wild cat in Asia and rivals the black-footed cat as the world's smallest wild cat. It is 35 to 48 cm (14 to 19 in) in length, with a 15 to 30 cm (5.9 to 11.8 in) tail, and weighs only 0.9 to 1.6 kg (2.0 to 3.5 lb). The bushy tail is about half the length of the body. [10]
Felidae (/ ˈ f ɛ l ɪ d iː /) is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats.A member of this family is also called a felid (/ ˈ f iː l ɪ d /). [3] [4] [5] [6]