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Skull of an African golden cat in the Museum Wiesbaden. The African golden cat has a fur colour ranging from chestnut or reddish-brown, greyish brown to dark slaty. Some are spotted, with the spots ranging from faded tan to black in colour. In others the spotting pattern is limited to the belly and inner legs.
Pardofelis species do not stem from the Pantherinae subfamily but belong to the other main branch of mostly smaller cat species, the Felinae. They share a more recent common ancestor with servals, caracals, and African golden cats than with any other existing cat genus. [3] [10] [11]
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Suborder: Feliformia. Family: Felidae (cats) Subfamily: Felinae. Genus: Caracal. Caracal, C. caracal LC [7] African golden cat, C. aurata VU [8] Genus: Leptailurus. Serval, L. serval LC [9] Subfamily ...
They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Suborder: Feliformia. Family: Felidae ... African golden cat, C. aurata VU presence uncertain [27] Genus: Felis.
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.
African wild dog Common genet Side-striped jackal Honey badger. There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Suborder: Feliformia. Family: Felidae (cats) Subfamily: Felinae. Genus: Acinonyx. Cheetah, A. jubatus VU. Northwest African cheetah, A. j ...
The skull differs by the position of the postpalatine foramina on the maxilla, almost always well in advance of the maxillopalatine suture, and usually about the level of the second premolar; and by the distinct external division of the auditory bulla into its two elements either by a definite groove or, when rarely this is obliterated, by the ...
Golden cat may refer to: African golden cat, Caracal aurata, a wild cat distributed in the rain forests of West and Central Africa; Asian golden cat, Catopuma temminckii, a medium-sized wild cat of South-Eastern Asia; Bay cat, Catopuma badia, a wild cat endemic to the island of Borneo; Domestic cat with a golden, or “sunshine”, coloured coat