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13 de jun. de 2024 · Wildcat, (species Felis silvestris), a small wild member of the cat family (Felidae) native to Eurasia and Africa. There are some three to five subspecies. The name wildcat is also used as a general term for feral domestic cats and for any of the smaller wild species of the cat family.
13 de jun. de 2024 · African wildcat, (Felis silvestris libyca), small, tabbylike cat (family Felidae) found in open and forested regions of Africa and Asia. Likely the first cat to be domesticated, the African wildcat is somewhat larger and stockier than the modern house cat, with which it interbreeds readily.
20 de jun. de 2024 · Subspecies. Felis silvestris silvestris. Schreber, 1775. Nombre común: Gato montés Europeo.
Hace 6 días · It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Recent advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the domestication of the cat occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC. It is commonly kept as a house pet and farm cat, but also ranges freely as a feral cat avoiding human contact.
18 de jun. de 2024 · The name wildcat is given to a species complex comprising two small wildcat species, the African wildcat ( F. lybica) and the European wildcat ( Felis silvestris ). The African wildcat inhabits steppes and semi-arid landscapes in Africa, Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, western China, and western India. The wildcat species differ ...
19 de jun. de 2024 · In fact, the felid generally thought to be the closest ancestor of the domestic cat is a small wildcat native to the Middle East and Africa (Felis silvestris lybica) that is genetically virtually identical to domestics and readily interbreeds with them, so much so that, in some areas, the wildcat is in danger of ceasing to exist as a ...
Hace 2 días · List of felids. Left to right, top to bottom: tiger ( Panthera tigris ), Canada lynx ( Lynx canadensis ), serval ( Leptailurus serval ), cougar ( Puma concolor ), fishing cat ( Prionailurus viverrinus ), Asian golden cat ( Catopuma temminckii ), ocelot ( Leopardus pardalis ), and European wildcat ( Felis silvestris) Range of Felidae.
