Fishing cat
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The fishing cat is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. It has a deep yellowish-grey fur with black lines and spots. Adults have a head-to-body length of 57 to 78 cm, with a 20 to 30 c
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Fishing Cat distribution
A fishing cat at the National Zoological Park
A fishing cat in the Sundarbans
Prionailurus
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Prionailurus is a genus of spotted, small wild cats native to Asia. Forests are their preferred habitat; they feed on small mammals, reptiles and birds, and occasionally aquatic wildlife.
Fishing cat
…range. Felis viverrinus was proposed by Edward Turner Bennett in 1833, who described a cat skin sent from India by Josiah Marshall Heath. The genus name Prionailurus was proposed by Nikolai Severtzov in 1858 for spotted wild cats native to Asia. A subspecies Felis viverrinus rhizophoreus was proposed in 1936 by Henri…
Close up of a Leopard Cat in Sundarban
Leopard Cat distribution
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Sunda Leopard Cat distribution