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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
Relationship to People
Domesticated 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Scientific Name
Prionailurus bengalensis 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Prionailurus, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Leopard Cat

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Leopard Cat

In Ecosystem

Western Ghats, Ecosystems
Source Wikipedia: Leopard Cat
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Philippines

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Taiwan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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.
  • Threats
    In China, leopard cats are hunted mainly for their fur.
  • Phylogeny
    The following cladogram shows the phylogenetic relationships of the leopard cat as derived through analysis of nuclear DNA: Archaeological evidence indicates that the leopard cat was the first cat species domesticated in Neolithic China about 5,000 years ago in Shaanxi and Henan Provinces.
  • Article text
    The leopard cat is listed in CITES Appendix II.
  • Infobox: 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.
  • In Ecosystem: Western Ghats, Distribution and habitat
    In India, the leopard cat has been recorded in protected areas of the Himalayas and their foothills, of the Terai and Dooars, the Brahmaputra Valley, Garo Hills and in the southern part of the Western Ghats.
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Wikidata: Leopard Cat
Child Taxon Of: Prionailurus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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