Rusty-spotted cat facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rusty-spotted cat |
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Prionailurus
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rubiginosus
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The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the cat family's smallest members. Historical records are known only from India and Sri Lanka. In 2012, it was also recorded in the western Terai of Nepal.
Since 2016, the global wild population is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. It is fragmented and affected by the loss and destruction of its prime habitat, deciduous forest.
Images for kids
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Illustration of a skull
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Rusty-spotted cat in its natural habitat
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Rusty-spotted cat photographed in the Anaimalai Hills
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A rusty-spotted cat kitten at the Parc des Félins, France
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Rusty-spotted cat in Berlin Zoo, 2008
See also
In Spanish: Gato herrumbroso para niños
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