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This cat is easily domesticated by natives, and reportedly makes an affectionate, playful, and highly expressive pet.<ref>[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Prionailurus_rubiginosus.html Animal Diversity Web]</ref> | This cat is easily domesticated by natives, and reportedly makes an affectionate, playful, and highly expressive pet.<ref>[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Prionailurus_rubiginosus.html Animal Diversity Web]</ref> | ||
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'''Lynx''' are what you click on your innertube browser. '''Red lynx''' are evil goat-eaters. Real lynxes come in four kinds, the bobcat, Spanish lynx, Canada lyx, and Eurasian lynx. The Spanish lynx is critically endangered, and is restricted solely to the Iberian Peninsula. The others are not as threatened, but the hunting of lynx is usually illegal.<ref>[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lynx_pardinus.html ADW]</ref> All of these species are in the genus ''Lynx'', although confusion about classification is common, with some classifying them in the ''Felis'' genus. | '''Lynx''' are what you click on your innertube browser. '''Red lynx''' are evil goat-eaters. Real lynxes come in four kinds, the bobcat, Spanish lynx, Canada lyx, and Eurasian lynx. The Spanish lynx is critically endangered, and is restricted solely to the Iberian Peninsula. The others are not as threatened, but the hunting of lynx is usually illegal.<ref>[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lynx_pardinus.html ADW]</ref> All of these species are in the genus ''Lynx'', although confusion about classification is common, with some classifying them in the ''Felis'' genus. | ||
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Revision as of 20:20, 10 March 2009
Other cat species
Black-footed Cat
Wild Cat
Leopard Cat
Flat-headed Cat
Rusty-spotted cat
- Are you looking for the Crusty Spotted Rat, a large rodent that inhabits conservative websites? If so, you are in the wrong place. Sorry.
The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is the smallest of the cat species, and lives in South India and Sri Lanka. It is closely related to the similar leopard cat, which shares some of the same range, but only overlaps in West India. The rusty-spotted cat has been rated as vulnerable by IUCN. It may be threatened by the fur trade and by cranks who think deforestation is not a threat.
This cat is easily domesticated by natives, and reportedly makes an affectionate, playful, and highly expressive pet.[1]
Jaguarundi
Lynx
Lynx are what you click on your innertube browser. Red lynx are evil goat-eaters. Real lynxes come in four kinds, the bobcat, Spanish lynx, Canada lyx, and Eurasian lynx. The Spanish lynx is critically endangered, and is restricted solely to the Iberian Peninsula. The others are not as threatened, but the hunting of lynx is usually illegal.[2] All of these species are in the genus Lynx, although confusion about classification is common, with some classifying them in the Felis genus.
Caracal
Clouded Leopard
Jaguar
Leopard
Tiger
Snow Leopard
Sand cats
The sand cat (Felis margarita) has the distinction of having being named after a cocktail[3]. It lives in the Sahara Desert, the Arabian Desert, and anywhere else where you would not expect to find a cat.[4] The sand cat was discovered in 1856 by Victor Loche in North Africa. Loche was part of an expedition led by General Margueritte, therefore the name).
It used to be believed that sand cats were the ancestors of Persian cats, based on distribution and the fact that both both have hair on the pads of their feet. However, this did not stand up to scientific investigation. The only possible ancestry for the domestic cat that has stood up to genetic testing is the African wild cat.[5]
Pallas' cat
Because of the manul or Pallas' cat's (Felis manul) flat face, it was once thought to be the ancestor of the Persian breed. This has not been confirmed by genetic testing, and is probably untrue. The manul lives in the mountains of Asia, in some of the same places that the snow leopard is found. Where the two animals ranges overlap, the snow leopard is most likely a predator of the manul. The coat color of the manul is widely variable, with it being anywhere from gray in Felis manul manul to reddish in Felis manul ferriguneus. This cat is solitary and nocturnal, like almost all cats. Unsuprisingly, due to its bulk, it is a poor runner, and prefers to hide when chased. An excellent reason why it is not the ancestor of the Persian breed is that the few captive specimens are viscious, yelping like a small dog instead of hissing.[6]