The rusty-spotted cat is one of the smallest members of the cat family. It is native to India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Since 2016 it has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as its global population is affected by the loss and destruction of its preferred deciduous forest habitat.
Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct Scientific NamePrionailurus rubiginosus 3 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Rusty-spotted Cat (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Rusty-spotted cat
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Rusty-spotted Cat (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q309274 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Child Taxon Of: Prionailurus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q42592 (Prionailurus)
View the Source 4. Wikipedia: Rusty-spotted cat
WikipediaIntroduction
Since 2016 it has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as its global population is affected by the loss and destruction of its preferred deciduous forest habitat.
In Biome: Temperate Forest, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 348585, target B16268
Since 2016, it has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List as the global population is affected by loss and destruction of its prime habitat, deciduous forests.
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