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Diet: Rodents and rabbits, and to a lesser extent birds and other small animals [66] LC Unknown [66] Black-footed cat. F. nigripes Burchell, 1824: Southern Africa: Size: 37–52 cm (15–20 in) long, 14–20 cm (6–8 in) tail [67] Habitat: Savanna, grassland, and desert [68] Diet: Small mammals and birds [68] VU 9,700 [68] Chinese mountain cat ...
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]
The Scottish wildcat was the subject of a documentary film titled The Tigers of Scotland that was issued in 2017, narrated by Scottish actor Iain Glen. [49] The 2024 release of the captive-bred wildcats was subject of a two-part documentary titled 'Wildcats: Cait an ann Cunnart' on BBC Alba. [50]
Wild cats occur in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas. Some wild cat species are adapted to forest and savanna habitats, some to arid environments, and a few also to wetlands and mountainous terrain. Their activity patterns range from nocturnal and crepuscular to diurnal, depending on their preferred prey species. [8]
Two main species of big cat once inhabited the United States. One is the jaguar (Panthera onca), which is related to many species of big cat found on other continents.Though there are single jaguars now living within Arizona, [2] the species has largely been extirpated from the United States (in the states of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Louisiana) since the early 20th century; although it ...
African wildcats were first domesticated about 10,000 years ago in the Near East, and are the ancestors of the domestic cat (F. catus). [1] Domestic cats and African wildcats remain closely related in the present day; interspecific hybrids between domestic cat and African wildcats are common, and occur where their ranges overlap. [22]
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:
Common North African wildcat (Felis lybica lybica) [27] 8000–7500 BCE [27] the Near East: meat, pelts, pest control, research, show, pets Tame, slight physical changes Very abundant in captivity; true wildcat species less abundant, though not rare, feral populations very common 1c Carnivora: Domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)