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Leopard Cat

Mammals

The leopard cat is a small wild cat with dark spots across a tawny colored body and limbs. It has two dark stripes running from its eyes to its ears and smaller white streaks running from its eyes to its nose, along with two to four rows of elongated spots along its back. Its tail is about half the length of its head and body.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Prionailurus bengalensis 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Prionailurus, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Leopard Cat

In Biome

Source Wikipedia: Leopard Cat
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Leopard Cat
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q42627 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 348793
    It inhabits tropical evergreen rainforests, subtropical deciduous and coniferous forests up to an elevation of 4,474 m (14,678 ft) in the Himalayas.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead section
    It inhabits tropical evergreen rainforests, subtropical deciduous and coniferous forests up to an elevation of 4,474 m (14,678 ft) in the Himalayas.
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GBIF Species API
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Wikidata: Leopard Cat
Child Taxon Of: Prionailurus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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