Felis silvestris caucasica
| 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.
External links
- http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=726327
- http://www.nic.fi/~amantes/siberiancat.html