Asiatic Wildcat
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The Asiatic Wildcat (Felis silvestris ornata), also known as the Asian Steppe Wildcat or Indian Desert Cat, is a subspecies of Wildcat that primarily inhabits the Rajasthan Desert and in Rann of Kutch in India. It is about the size of a Domestic Cat with a pale yellowish body marked with black spots.
[edit] References
- ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 536-537. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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