Category
page 1Wildcats

European wildcat
species of mammal
Felis lybica
African wildcat as its own species

Asiatic wildcat
subspecies of mammal

Felis silvestris caucasica
subspecies of mammal

Felis lybica cafra
subspecies of mammal

Felis silvestris gordoni
subspecies of mammal

Scottish wildcat
subspecies of mammal

Cretan wildcat
subspecies of mammal
Corsican wildcat
subspecies of mammal
wildcat
The wildcat is a species complex comprising two small wild cat species: the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) and the African wildcat (F. lybica). The European wildcat inhabits forests in Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus, while the African wildcat inhabits semi-arid landscapes and steppes in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, into western India and western China.
The wildcat species differ in fur pattern, tail, and size: the European wildcat has long fur and a bushy tail with a rounded tip; the smaller African wildcat is more faintly striped, has short sandy-gray fur and a taperin