Leopard cat | |
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Conservation status
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Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Faimily: | Felidae |
Genus: | Prionailurus |
Species: | P. bengalensis |
Binomial name | |
Prionailurus bengalensis[2] (Kerr, 1792)
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Leopard cat range |
The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a smaw wild cat that bides in Sooth, Sootheast an East Aisie. Syne 2002 it haes been cawd Least Concern on the IUCN Reid Leet as it is widely distributit but threatened bi habitat loss an huntin in pairts o its range.[1] There are 12 leopard cat subspecies, which differ widely in fur colour, tail lenth, skull shape an size o carnassials.[3]
The leopard cat isnae closely relatit to the leopard. It is cried "leopard cat" acause o its spots.
Leopard cats bide in the Roushien Far East, Korea, Cheenae, Indocheenae, the Indien subcontinent, northren Pakistan, the Philippines an the Sunda isles o Indoneisie.
The Iriomote cat, a subspecies o leopard cat, bides anely on the Japanee isle o Iriomote.
Leopard cats forordinar bide in forests, but thay bide in ferms an plantations as weel.