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The Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul), also known as the manul, is a small wild cat with long and dense light grey fur, and rounded ears set low on the sides of the head. Its head-and-body length ranges from 46 to 65 cm (18 to 26 in) with a 21 to 31 cm (8.3 to 12.2 in) long bushy tail.
Two litters of Pallas cats have been born to parents Haru and Patenka in 2017 and 2018. The pair have produced a total of nine kittens. Possibly Hogle Zoo's most significant contribution to the Species Survival Plan is their breeding success with Amur leopards. The species is commonly considered the most endangered big cat in the
Pallas' cats fall under the "near threatened" conservation status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Pallas' cats, considered crepuscular carnivores, are native to central Asia
Pallas’ cats are naturally reclusive, and they rely on their camouflage to hunt and to protect themselves from predators." According to Big Cat Rescue, people are the biggest threats to their ...
Other cats in Ladakh are even rarer than the snow leopard: the Siberian lynx (ee), numbering only a few individuals, and the Pallas's cat, which looks somewhat like a house cat. The Tibetan wolf ( shangku ) is the greatest threat to the livestock of the Ladakhis and as such is the most persecuted.
A litter of Pallas' cat kittens were born to parents Tiina and Moose on July 3, according to a zoo Facebook post. Pallas' cats are small, fluffy and about the size of a domestic house cat. Unlike ...
Near threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU) statuses, but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or already close to qualifying.
Pallas, 1777: Wide range of forest, plantation, and urban environments LC: Large-spotted civet: Viverra megaspila Blyth, 1862: Lowland forest EN: Large Indian civet: Viverra zibetha Linnaeus, 1758: Forests and shrublands LC: Small Indian civet: Viverricula indica Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803: Wide range of forests and wetlands LC: Owston's palm ...