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European wildcat in a zoo in Děčín, Czech Republic. Felis (catus) silvestris was the scientific name proposed in 1778 by Johann von Schreber when he described a wild cat based on texts from the early 18th century and before. [3] In the 19th and 20th centuries, several wildcat type specimens were described and proposed as subspecies, including:
Today, however, much of this natural habitat has completely disappeared, along with the largest of the cats. There are currently three wild species of felines living on the continent. European Wildcat
The wildcat is a species complex comprising two small wild cat species: the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) and the African wildcat (F. lybica).The European wildcat inhabits forests in Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus, while the African wildcat inhabits semi-arid landscapes and steppes in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, into western India and western China. [2]
Felis grampia was the scientific name proposed in 1907 by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. who first described the skin and the skull of a wildcat specimen from Scotland. He argued that this male specimen from Invermoriston was the same size as the European wildcat (Felis silvestris), but differed by a darker fur with more pronounced black markings and black soles of the paws. [2]
Wildcats are usually solitary creatures so it is uncertain if this is normal behavior for the species or a learned behavior (or a result of interbreeding with feral housecoats, who do form colonies).
Left to right, top to bottom: tiger (Panthera tigris), Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), serval (Leptailurus serval), cougar (Puma concolor), fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), and European wildcat (Felis silvestris) Range of Felidae. Blue is the range of Felinae (excluding ...
The winners of the 2024 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards have been announced. Launched in 2001, this competition is one of the most prestigious in modern nature photography. This ...
The loss of the species would have been the first feline extinction since the Smilodon 10,000 years ago. [25] The species used to be classified as a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx, but is now considered a separate species. Both species occurred together in central Europe in the Pleistocene epoch, being separated by habitat choice. [26]