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This cat is mostly seen alone, although it is often spotted in pairs as well. It is mostly seen during the day, when it hunts for food, and rests at night.<ref name=JMam/> |
This cat is mostly seen alone, although it is often spotted in pairs as well. It is mostly seen during the day, when it hunts for food, and rests at night.<ref name=JMam/> |
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Recently, the cat's habitat has expanded due to an increase in irrigated agricultural lands of South Asia. The cat is mostly found in [[Pakistan]] (in the [[Faisalabad]] region), and some parts of |
Recently, the cat's habitat has expanded due to an increase in irrigated agricultural lands of South Asia. The cat is mostly found in [[Pakistan]] (in the [[Faisalabad]] region), and some parts of Kashmir. Zoologists suggest it may have once inhabited modern day Iraq.<ref name=JMam/> |
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| Felis chaus kutas Pearson, 1832
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Felis chaus kutas is a subspecies of the Jungle Cat that inhabits wetlands in areas with arid climates. This cat lives under dense and wet jungle cover.[2]
The cat feeds on rodents such as Nesokia and Tatera, as well as fish of the Indus river.[2]
This cat is mostly seen alone, although it is often spotted in pairs as well. It is mostly seen during the day, when it hunts for food, and rests at night.[2]
Recently, the cat's habitat has expanded due to an increase in irrigated agricultural lands of South Asia. The cat is mostly found in Pakistan (in the Faisalabad region), and some parts of Kashmir. Zoologists suggest it may have once inhabited modern day Iraq.[2]
References
- ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 535. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b c d Richard D. Taber; Ahmad Nadeem Sheri; Mustafa Saeed Ahmad (1967). "Mammals of the Lyallpur Region, West Pakistan". Journal of Mammalogy. 48 (3): 392–407. doi:10.2307/1377772.
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