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Chinese mountain cat
(Chinese desert cat)
Felis bieti
(Syn.: Felis silvestris bieti)
MILNE-EDWARDS, 1892


Photo by: W. Dreier
  
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:03
Subspecies: 01. Felis bieti bieti - C-China (Quinghai, Sichuan, Kansu)
02. F. b. chutuchta - S-Mongolia
03. F. b. vellerosa - China (NW-Shensi)
Information Source for Taxonomy:Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 1 - Carnivores, 2009
 
Head-Torso-Length:68,5 - 84 cm
Tail length:32 - 35 cm
Weight:6,5 - 9 kg
Food:Rodents, pikas and birds
IUCN status:VU (Vulnerable)
 


Current Holdings • Former Holdings
 
Asia
  China (1 Holding(s)):
 
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  • Xining (Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Wildlife Zoo) 
    Holding(s): 1