Caucasian wildcat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Felidae |
Genus: | Felis |
Species: | F. silvestris |
Subspecies: | F. s. caucasica |
Trinomial name | |
Felis silvestris caucasica Satunin, 1905 |
Felis silvestris caucasica, commonly known as the Caucasian Wildcat, is a subspecies of the wildcat that lives in the Caucasus Mountains and Turkey. It has a brawny body, rounded head and blunted muzzle, short legs, and a relatively short tail.