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The black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), also called the small-spotted cat, is the smallest wild cat in Africa, having a head-and-body length of 35–52 cm (14–20 in). Despite its name, only the soles of its feet are black or dark brown.
This, along with the fact that Margays have been hunted for their coats, makes these majestic cats endangered. ... Black-footed cats are Africa’s smallest cats, in fact at 2 ½ to 4 pounds, they ...
Andean mountain cat: Leopardus jacobitus: Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina: E Asian golden cat (Temmnick's cat) Catopuma temminckii: Nepal, China, Southeast Asia, Indonesia E Black-footed cat: Felis nigripes: Southern Africa: E Flat-headed cat: Prionailurus planiceps: Malaysia, Indonesia: E Iriomote cat: Prionailurus iriomotensis
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 474 endangered mammalian species. [1] Of all evaluated mammalian species, 8.6% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists 86 mammalian subspecies as endangered.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists black-footed cats as “vulnerable.” Cisneros notes that Gaia came to the zoo through a breeding program that promotes species survival.
The tiny African cats can catch more prey in a single night than a leopard does in six months, experts say. This ‘adorable’ 3-pound cat at Utah zoo is one of world’s deadliest hunters. See it
However, black-footed polecats are listed as "Endangered" and it is estimated that there are 350 black-footed ferrets living in the wild. [10] The main threats to black-footed polecats are disease, habitat loss, and human-introduced diseases. [11]
The majority of the species were considered endangered in the 1970s and 1980s when they “were in very low numbers or likely already extinct at the time of listing,” the release said.