The Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) [Infographic]
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This visual guide sets out to illustrate and describe the Leopard cats. Prionailurus bengalensis is the progenitor of the Bengal cat breed and one of the most widespread carnivore species in Asia. Laurent Jaccard - BengalCats.co
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- 1. PrionailurusbengalensisistheprogenitoroftheBengalbreedandone ofthemostwidespreadcarnivorespeciesinAsia.Theycanbefound in21countriesthroughoutmostofsouthernAsia. LeopardCat(Prionailurusbengalensis) FoodHabits 97% MAMMALS AMPHIBIANS BODYLENGTH BODYLENGTH WEIGHT WEIGHT FISH REPTILES INSECTS CLIMBERS SWIMMERS Primarilycarnivorous.Preysmostly onsmallterrestrialvertebrates.Gostraight forthekillratherthantoyingwiththeirprey. Thesesmallwild catsarealsofast andagile climbers. Excellent swimmers, fishhunters andshow an affinity towardswater. Theleopardcatisincludedon CITESAppendixII,and leopardcatpopulationsin Bangladesh,Indiaand Thailandareincludedin AppendixI. Thetailisabout1/2thesize ofitshead-bodylength.Tailis spottedwithrings nearablacktip. Tail Twotofourrowsof elongatedspotsmark itsback Back Aboutthesizeofa domesticcat,but moreslender,with longerlegs Body Well-definedwebs betweentheirtoes whichallow them toswim. Paws Coatvarieswithhabitat. Inthetropics,furisochreor yellowish-brown.Northernspecies havegreyishbrownthickfur. Coat HUNTING FURTRADE HABITAT LOSS Threats Shortandnarrow whitemuzzle. Smallheadmarkedwith2 prominentdarkstripesrunning from theeyestotheears, Smallerwhitestreaksarealso runningfrom theeyestothe noseandfrom thesideofthe nosetotheforehead.nosetotheforehead. Head Moderatelylongandrounded ears.Thebackisblackwith centralwhitespots Ears TheBengalCatHeritage 1-4Kittens Weigh2.6to4.6oz 4Weeks Canineserupt 65Days Gestationperiod P.B.BENGALENSIS(KERR,1792)P.B.EUPTILURUS(ELLIOT,1871) EasternSiberia,Manchuria,Korea, TaiwanandtheTsushimaIsland. Leopardcatsarefoundintidalforests,tropicalevergreenrainforests,dryconiferousforests,rubberandwild palm plantations,coastalareas,rivervalleysandaroundvillages.Theleopardcatoccursoverawideelevation range,from sealevelto>3,000m elevation,intheHimalayas. SouthAsiafrom PakistantoChinaand theMalayPeninsula. 0.55-3.8kg (1.2-8.4lb) 38.8-66cm (15.3-26in) Upto7.1kg (16lb) Upto75cm (30in) Thisinforgraphiccanbesharedunderthefollowingconditions: LinkandAttributiontoBengalCats.co,NonCommercial,NoDerivatives MarcusChua-http://blog.nus.edu.sg/leopardcat/ ISEC-https://wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/asia/leopard-cat/ IUCN-http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/18146/0 MelSunquist,FionaSunquist-WildCatsoftheWorld Sources: DESIGNBYLAURENTJACCARD WWW.BENGALCATS.CO DEC.2017-(CCBY-NC-ND2.0)