The African wildcat (Felis lybica) is a small wildcat species with sandy grey fur, pale vertical stripes on the sides and around the face. It is native...
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European wildcat inhabits forests in Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus, while the African wildcat inhabits semi-arid landscapes and steppes in Africa, the...
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The Southern African wildcat (Felis lybica cafra) is an African wildcat subspecies native to Southern and Eastern Africa. In 2007, it was tentatively...
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The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is a small wildcat species native to continental Europe, Scotland, Turkey and the Caucasus. It inhabits forests...
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The Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica ornata), also known as the Asian steppe wildcat and the Indian desert cat, is an African wildcat subspecies that occurs...
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domestic cat originated from Near-Eastern and Egyptian populations of the African wildcat, Felis sylvestris lybica. The family Felidae, to which all living feline...
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a separate species of its own (as Felis reyi), a subspecies of the African wildcat (as Felis lybica reyi), or a population of feral house cats (Felis...
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Late Latin word may be derived from an unidentified African language. The Nubian word kaddîska 'wildcat' and Nobiin kadīs are possible sources or cognates...
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a male cat from Sarrabus in Sardinia, which he wrote resembled an African wildcat but more reddish, grey, and brown, and with longer hairs on the back...
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its close relatives: the African wildcat (Felis lybica lybica), the European wildcat (Felis silvestris), and the Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica ornata),...
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lybica) are small cats native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa. Wildcat or wild cat may also refer to: Bobcat (Lynx rufus), ranges from southern...
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Felid hybrids (section European wildcat × jungle cat)
Felis catus, F. silvestris catus, or F. lybica catus, a descendant of the African wildcat (F. lybica), has been hybridized with several wild felid species. These...
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of a dozen individuals showed that they are closely related to the African wildcat originating in the Middle East. Pocock, R. I. (1951). Catalogue of...
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The Arabian wildcat (Felis lybica lybica), also called Gordon's wildcat is a wildcat subspecies that inhabits the Arabian Peninsula. Felis silvestris gordoni...
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of an African wildcat but with the bushy tail of a European wildcat. Later researchers sometimes considered it a subspecies of the African wildcat as Felis...
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The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal...
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collections worldwide. Among the mummified animals excavated in Gizeh, the African wildcat (Felis lybica) is the most common cat followed by the jungle cat (Felis...
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Feral cat (section Hybridisation with wildcats)
Chania that resembled an African wildcat, but had a bushy tail like a European wildcat. Groves considered the Cretan wildcat an introduced feral cat....
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Bobcat (redirect from North American Wildcat)
(F. catus) Jungle cat (F. chaus) African wildcat (F. lybica) Sand cat (F. margarita) Black-footed cat (F. nigripes) European wildcat (F. silvestris)...
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Arabian Mau is a formal breed of domestic cat, originated from the early African wildcat, a short-haired landrace native to the Arabian Peninsula. It lives...
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Butynski, T.; Hoffmann, M.; Happold, M.; Kalina, J. (eds.). Mammals of Africa. Vol. 5. London, UK: Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 144–210. ISBN 978-1-4081-2251-8...
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Black-footed cat (category Felids of Africa)
weigh 1.1–1.65 kg (2.4–3.6 lb) and males 1.6–2.45 kg (3.5–5.4 lb). The African wildcat (Felis lybica) is almost three times as large as the black-footed cat...
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In Skinner, J. D.; Chimimba, C. T. (eds.). The mammals of the southern African subregion (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 405−408...
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bodies. Like all domestic cats, Turkish Angoras descended from the African wildcat (Felis lybica). Their ancestors were among the cats that were first...
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The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to many countries in Africa. It is widely distributed in...
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Barbary lion (redirect from North African Lion)
face or wearing a lion suit. Wild cats in Africa: Cheetah African golden cat Caracal Serval African wildcat Sand cat Black-footed cat History of lions...
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The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands...
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cat may refer to African wildcat, sometimes referred to as 'desert cat' Arabian Mau, formerly known as the 'Desert cat' Asiatic wildcat, sometimes referred...
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Philippines". Asia Life Sciences. 20 (1): 141–152. ISSN 0117-3375. "CatSG: African wildcat". International Union for Conservation of Nature Cat Specialist Group...
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The African wolf (see below for other names; Canis lupaster) is a canine native to North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, northern East Africa, and the...
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