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Re: African Wild Cat - Animal of the Month: November 2014

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... is a different species


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Wikipedia :




Black-footed cat[1]

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Conservation status



Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[2]


Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Felis
Species: F. nigripes

Binomial name

Felis nigripes
Burchell, 1824

subspecies


Felis nigripes nigripes Burchell, 1824
Felis nigripes thomasi Shortridge, 1931

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Distribution of the black-footed cat

The black-footed cat, also called small-spotted cat (Felis nigripes), is the smallest African cat, and is endemic in the southwest arid zone of the southern African subregion. It is one of the lesser-studied African carnivores, and is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN since 2002.[2][3]
Characteristics[edit]


The black-footed cat is one of the smallest cat species. Adult resident males weigh on average 1.9 kg (4.2 lb) and a maximum of 2.45 kg (5.4 lb). Adult resident females weigh on average 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) and a maximum of 1.65 kg (3.6 lb).[3] Males reach a head-to-body length of 36.7 to 43.3 cm (14.4 to 17.0 in) with tails 16.4 to 19.8 cm (6.5 to 7.8 in) long. Females are smaller with a maximum head-to-body-length of 36.9 cm (14.5 in) and taills 12.6 to 17.0 cm (5.0 to 6.7 in) long.[4] The shoulder height is about 25 centimetres (9.8 in).[5]

Only the pads and underparts of its feet are black, which gives the black-footed cat its name.[6] The fur varies in colour from cinnamon-buff to tawny, and is patterned with black or brown spots that merge to form rings on the legs, neck, and tail. The skin, however, is unpigmented pink, unlike that of other spotted cats. The backs of the rounded ears are the same color as the background coat color. The eyes are very large.[7]


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okie...what are you doing? lol lol lol


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Hmmmmm.......Just putting the cat amongst the pidgeons O**


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It is a different species! Nigrepes! =O:


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Alright , so you feel we should have a different thread about it ? Like maybe having different threads for White Rhino and Black Rhino :-)


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:-? Most likely we don't need an extra thread, because nobody can come up with any sightings ;-) Better you post a lovely Felix silvestris here lol


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Toko wrote::-? Most likely we don't need an extra thread, because nobody can come up with any sightings ;-) Better you post a lovely Felix silvestris here lol
Now you're getting it ;-) \O


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Back on topic, please, or I split this and then we have the useless extra topic!


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