The European wildcat is a small wildcat species first described in the late eighteenth century. Its fur is brownish to grey with stripes on the forehead and sides, and it has a bushy tail with a black tip. Its head and body reach up to 65 centimeters long with a tail up to about 34.5 centimeters, and it can weigh as much as 7.5 kilograms.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Felis, Taxa Source European wildcat (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: European Wildcat
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Botswana, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cyprus, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Eswatini, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Lesotho, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Namibia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Saudi Arabia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Zimbabwe, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. European wildcat (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q43576 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Felis, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q228283 (Felis)
View the Source 3. Wikipedia: European Wildcat
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
In Biome: Temperate Forest, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 348563, target B16268
It primarily inhabits broad-leaved and mixed forests.
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