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In Uganda's Kibale National Park, an African golden cat was recorded in an Uvariopsis forest patch in 2008. [22] In Gabon's Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, it was recorded in forested areas during surveys in 2012. [23] African Golden cats were recorded in Tanzania's Minziro Forest Reserve in 2018 for the first time. [24]
Results of a phylogenetic study indicates that the caracal and the African golden cat (Caracal aurata) diverged between 2.93 and 1.19 million years ago. These two species together with the serval ( Leptailurus serval ) form the Caracal lineage , which diverged between 11.56 and 6.66 million years ago.
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]
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 ...
The cat, adapted for life in a different climate, was suffering from frostbite, rescuers said. ‘Crazy-looking cat’ caught by Missouri farmer is wild African animal, rescue group says Skip to ...
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African golden cat (C. aurata) ... "Secrets of the World's 38 Species of Wild Cats". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13.
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