The African wildcat is a small wildcat species with sandy grey fur and pale vertical stripes on its sides and around its face. It is native to Africa and West and Central Asia, ranging as far as Rajasthan in India and Xinjiang in China. It inhabits a broad variety of landscapes, from deserts to savannas, shrublands and grasslands.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Felis, Taxa Source African Wildcat (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: African wildcat
In Ecosystem
Source Wikipedia: African wildcat
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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1. Wikipedia: African wildcat
human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Some African wildcats were domesticated about 10,000 years ago in the Near East.
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It inhabits a broad variety of landscapes ranging from deserts to savannas, shrublands and grasslands.
Hunting and diet
In West Africa, the African wildcat preys on rats, mice, gerbils, hares, small to medium-sized birds, including francolins, and lizards.
Article text
The African wildcat is included in CITES Appendix II.
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LC
- In Biome: Grassland, Wikipedia intro: "n China. It inhabits a broad variety of landscapes ranging from deserts to savannas, shrublands and grasslands. The African wildcat is the ancestor of the domes..."
In Ecosystem: Caspian Sea, Distribution and habitat
Its range extends northeast into Central Asia, where it occurs along the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea, and through Kazakhstan to as far east as Xinjiang.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. African Wildcat (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q47482585 (P225 taxon name)
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)
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