African wildcat

African wildcat
An African wildcat at Parc des Félins
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	Felinae
Genus:	Felis
Species:	F. lybica
Binomial name
Felis lybica Forster, 1780
Subspecies
F. l. lybica Forster, 1780 F. l. cafra (Desmarest, 1822) F. l. ornata (Gray, 1830)
Distribution of the African wildcat as of 2015[1]

The African wildcat (Felis lybica) is a small wildcat species with sandy grey fur, pale vertical stripes on the sides and around the face. It is native to Africa, West and Central Asia, and is distributed to Rajasthan in India and Xinjiang in China. It inhabits a broad variety of landscapes ranging from deserts to savannas, shrublands and grasslands.