Endangered Sand Cat Information

Planned Red List Updates.

Endangered sand cat information. Sand cat Felis margarita. One of the smallest wild cat species in the world the black-footed cat lives in. Its 5cm7cm 2028 long ears are set low on the sides of the head Which helps them to mix with the sand at prey time.

Two populations exist one that is hybridized and another derived from an Israeli population. In Algeria they are not considered a threat to poultry or trapped to sell as pets. There are very few official records and studies of the sand cat.

In 1994 the IUCN first listed the cat as insufficiently known. The classification has improved. Scheffeli is classified Endangered.

The other incorrect item is that the sand cat is the only wild cat species that lives in the desert. The sand cat Felis margarita is a small wild cat in the Felinae subfamily. The Sand Cat is endangered because of habitat loss.

It is unknown at this time to what extent if any the fires and bombs of the Gulf War affected the Sand Cat population. Sand cats are being protected and conserved by prohibiting theirhunting in. The sand cat is one of the most elusive felids in the world and is very difficult to study using trigger camera traps.

Sand Cat 2003 Anti-predator Adaptations. The IUCN Red List categorise this small wild cat as Least Concern. Sand cats have a long history of living in North American zoos but have been poorly managed.