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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 ]
Phylogenetic analysis revealed that caracal, African golden cat (C. aurata) and serval (Leptailurus serval) are genetically closely related forming a genetic lineage that diverged from the common ancestor of the Felidae 3] This taxonomic classification is used in the IUCN Red List for the African golden cat. [4]
The African golden cat has a similar build as the caracal's, but is darker and lacks the ear tufts. The sympatric serval can be distinguished from the caracal by the former's lack of ear tufts, white spots behind the ears, spotted coat, longer legs, longer tail, and smaller footprints.
Blue is the range of Felinae (excluding the domestic cat), green is the range of Pantherinae. Felidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is called a felid. [1] [2] The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to domestic cats.
Maine Coon. Maine coon cats are large, often weighing up to 20 pounds. But they are gentle and friendly with beautiful markings. The tiny tufts of fur on each ear make them especially irresistible.
Asiatic golden cats spend most of their lives on the ground, but they are also skilled climbers and will go up into trees to hunt a variety of rodents, birds, hares, reptiles and insects ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the only country in the world in which bonobos are found in the wild. Bas-Congo landscape. The wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes its flora and fauna, comprising a large biodiversity in rainforests, seasonally flooded forests and grasslands.
A wild African cat seen wandering a suburban Ohio neighborhood has been captured and is being cared for by the Cincinnati Zoo, officials say. Animal control workers responded to a call about a ...