Jungle cat

One of the cats that were mummified and put into tombs in ancient Egypt as Egyptians worshipped a cat goddess

Dr. Raju Kasambe

Jungle cats have a plain coat that varies from reddish to sandy yellow in the southern part of their population, while in the north, their color is shades of gray. They also have light brown stripes on their limbs and a few rings on their tail, which ends with a dark tip.

When their cheek rubs against something, they leave behind their saliva as a scent marker for other cats. They also rub their cheeks against other scents marking to pick up their scent; males will regularly cheek-rub females. Unlike many other wild cats, these cats are not nocturnal and do most of the hunting in the morning and late afternoon.

Distribution

Country
Population est.
Status
Year
Comments
Afghanistan
2014
Armenia
2014
Azerbaijan
2014
Bangladesh
2014
Bhutan
2014
Cambodia
2014
China
2014
Egypt
2014
Georgia
2014
India
2014
Iran
2014
Iraq
2014
Israel
2014
Jordan
2014
Kazakhstan
2014
Kyrgyzstan
2014
Laos
2014
Lebanon
2014
Myanmar
2014
Nepal
2014
Pakistan
2014
Russia
2014
Sri Lanka
2014
Syria
2014
Tajikistan
2014
Thailand
2014
Turkey
2014
Turkmenistan
2014
Uzbekistan
2014
Vietnam
2014

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Terrestrial / Aquatic

Altricial / Precocial

Polygamous / Monogamous

Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic

Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal

Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd

Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore

Migratory: Yes / No

Domesticated: Yes / No

Dangerous: Yes / No