Felis chaus Schreber, 1777
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15121625 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3874162A-7E03-FF8A-FF42-F9D6B17315C0 |
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Plazi |
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Felis chaus Schreber, 1777 |
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88. Jungle Cat, Felis chaus Schreber, 1777 View in CoL
( Fig. 96 View FIGURE 96 )
(IUCN Red List: LC)
Subspecies: F. c. chaus ( F. c. furax de Winton, 1898 is synonym).
Distribution: Fairly widespread but uncommon; populations are possibly decreased due to extensive persecution. The species occurs along the marshes, riparian thickets and riverbanks of the lower Euphrates Valley and Mesopotamia. The locals of Deir Ez-Zor refer to this species as “ nimr al Furat ” (the leopard of the Euphrates) ( Aidek 2010) ( Fig. 97 View FIGURE 97 ).
Previous records: Tell Abiad and Ain Arous (headwaters of Al-Balikh River) ( Misonne 1957), Palmyra ( Serra et al. 2009a, b), along lower Syrian Euphrates and Hawaeijts (river islets) ( Aidek 2010), and vicinity of Deir ez-Zor ( Masseti 2009; Murdoch & Aidek 2012).
Recent records: at-Tebni, Muhasan and Hatla (2007–2008), Mueileh and Haweijt Shraideh (2010), Al-Mri’iyah (2009), and Al-Mayadin (2021).
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