Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyFelidae
獰貓（學名：Caracal caracal、caracal）是一種領域性非常強的貓科動物，牠們的體型中等，但是被歸於小型貓科，也是所有小型貓科（注意不屬於貓屬）中最重、奔跑速度最快的一種。雄性的獰貓一般的體重為13-18公斤（28-40磅），而雌性則較輕一些；体长66-76厘米，尾长20-25厘米。独居，夜间活动，每窝产仔1-4只。獰貓的外表和猞猁很像，所以有很長的一段時間，牠被認為是猞猁的近親。但是，現今的基因研究顯示，獰貓完全不是猞猁的近親，反而和藪貓的關係比較近。
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Caracal is a genus in the subfamily Felinae of the family Felidae. It was proposed by John Edward Gray in 1843 who described a skin from the Cape of Good Hope in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. Historically, it was considered to be a monotypic genus, consisting of only the type species: the caracal C. caracal.
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