European wildcat
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The European wildcat is a small wildcat species that was described in the late 18th century. Its fur is brownish to grey with stripes on the forehead and on the sides. It has a bushy tail with a black
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European wildcat in a zoo in Děčín, Czech Republic
Skull of a European wildcat
European wildcat in a German game park
Felidae
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Felidae is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid.
European wildcat
…Haltenorth who described two cat skins that were purchased in a bazaar in Chania. Phylogenetic analysis of the nuclear DNA in tissue samples from all Felidae species revealed that the evolutionary radiation of the Felidae began in Asia in the Miocene around 14.45 to 8.38 million years ago. Analysis of…
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