The African wildcat (Felis lybica) is a small wildcat species with sandy grey fur, pale vertical stripes on the sides and around the face. It is native to Africa, West and Central Asia, and is …

Mar 10, 2025 · African wildcat, (Felis silvestris libyca), small, tabbylike cat (family Felidae) found in open and forested regions of Africa and Asia. Likely the first cat to be domesticated, the …

The wildcat is a species complex comprising two small wild cat species: the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) and the African wildcat (F. lybica).

The African wildcat (Felis lybica) is a small wildcat species. In Cyprus , an African wildcat was found in a burial site next to a human skeleton in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement …

The Southern African wildcat (Felis lybica cafra) is an African wildcat subspecies native to Southern and Eastern Africa. [1] In 2007, it was tentatively recognised as a distinct subspecies …

Mar 30, 2013 · The African Wildcat Felis lybica is the size of a large housecat. They have longer legs than the domestic cat, giving them a more upright posture in the sitting position and a …

Jan 30, 2025 · The first groups the bush and steppe cats of Africa and Asia (Felis lybica), previously known as the African Wildcat and the Asian or Asiatic Wildcat, into one species now …

Information and facts on the African Wildcat (Felis lybica). Scientific name, distribution, characteristics, life cycle and videos.

Felis lybica ornata in South-West and Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Mongolia and China. The Afro-Asiatic wildcat is the size of a large domestic cat but its legs are longer than …

The African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), is a subspecies of the wildcat (F. silvestris). They appear to have diverged from the other subspecies about 131,000 years ago. About 10,000 …