Jungle cat

These little felines are tough to spot, and i have spent a long time trying to find one! On the way back from the mangroves, i saw it... just sat there, as we went past in the boat... I could not believe my eyes. Awesome!

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Very rare to introduce a mammal here, you should be proud! I had never heard of this species, thanks for the education. Posted 10 years ago
1. JohnR
  
  Lion
  
  I am very proud... and will try and get more. I like a challenge! :) Posted 10 years ago

JohnR

Lion

There are 16 species of cats in India... I have now only seen 3...
Family Felidae: Felines/Cats
Indian / Asiatic Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) (Schreber, 1776).
Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) (Vigors and Horsfield, 1827).
Caracal (Felis caracal) (Schreber, 1776).
Lynx (Lynx lynx) (Linnaeus, 1758).
Asiatic Wildcat (Felis silvestris ornata)
Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) (Linnaeus, 1758).
Leopard (Panthera pardus) (Linnaeus, 1758).
Tiger (Panthera tigris) (Linnaeus, 1758).
Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) (Schreber, 1775).
Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata) (Martin, 1837).
Clouded leopard (Pardofelis nebulosa) (Griffith, 1821)
Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) Prater (1971)
Rusty spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831).
Fishing Cat (Felis viverrina) (Bennett, 1833).
Jungle Cat (Felis chaus) Schreber, 1777
Pallas Cat (Felis manul) (Pallas, 1776) Posted 10 years ago

Living Wild

Lion

Great find John. In Namibia, within Nature Conservation (similar to US Fish and Wildlife), we always had issues with domestic cats breeding with "wild" cats, needless to say especially around human settlements. For example, we have the African Black-footed Cat, which looks very similar to this Jungle Cat. Domestic cats would run wild and breed with the Black foot cat, and we had to come in and rectify the problem (extermination).

This type of cat is rarely seen, and I belief will be the first to go due to its breeding capabilities with domestic cats. Which makes this photo even greater in my eyes. Well done. Posted 10 years ago
1. JohnR
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks.... they are notoriously shy and their size does not help in finding them! :) It was an absolute highlight of the trip for me! :) Posted 10 years ago

The Jungle cat

The jungle cat is a medium-sized cat native to Asia from southern China in the east through Southeast and Central Asia to the Nile Valley in the west.

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Similar species: Carnivorans

Species identified by JohnR