asian leopard cat kp. description family: felidae genus: prionailurus species: bengalensis

ASIAN LEOPARD CAT

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DESCRIPTION

• FAMILY: FELIDAE• GENUS: PRIONAILURUS• SPECIES: BENGALENSIS

DESCRIPTION

• THESES CATS ARE SMALL AND ON AVERAGE THEY ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FULL GROWN DOMESTIC CAT. THERE 18 INCHES PLUS A 8 INCH TAIL. THEIR FUR IS SILVER-GRAY WITH BLACK MARKINGS.

habitat

• THE MALE WILL REAR HIS CUBS ALONGWITHTHE MOTHER. THERE FROM ASIA, RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP

• THE ASIAN LEOPARD CAT HAS A PREDITOR PREY RELATIONSHIP TO MONKEYS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND FISH.

WHAT IT EATS AND WHAT EAT ITS

• THE ASIAN LEOPARD CAT EATS RAT, INSECTS AND LIZARDS. TIGER AND WILDDOG EAT THE CAT.

REPRDUCTION

• THE ASAIN LEOPARD CAT USUALLY HAS TWO OR THREE KITTENS AFTER 60 TO 70 DAYS.

SURVIVAL

• THE ASIAN LEOPARD CAT HUNTS AT NIGHT AND THEY HIDE IN THORNY UNDERGROWTH ON THE GROUND. THEY SLEEP IN TREES, LOGS AND MOUNTAINS.

THREATS

• PEOPLE HUNT THE CAT FOR FUR AND MEAT. ALSO THE HABITAT DESTRUCTION.

THREATS TO OTHERS

• LIZARDS AND INSECTS THREAT THE ASIAN LEOPARD CAT.

IMPORTANCE

• THE ASIAN LEOPRAD CAT IS IMPORATANT BECAUSE THEY HELP HUMANS IN DIFFERENT WAYS. THEY HELP WITH DISEASE CONTROLE AND REGULATING THE ABUNDANCE OF AGRICULTURAL PESTS.

RESOURSES

• http://www.bengalcat.com/aboutbengals/alc.php

• http://eol.org/pages/1041047/details • http://www.sanjosebengalcats.com/

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