Felis lybica - #1598
Afroasian Wildcat
Quartering rear view of adult facing camera at night. Formerly as Felis silvestris libyca. Now as Felis lybica lybica.
Geographic Distribution
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of Congo, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Order/Family
Felidae
Genus
Felis
Specific Epithet
lybica
Image Location
Kenya, Taita-Taveta county (former Coast province) Tsavo Ranches
Image Date
December 13, 2003
Photographer
BD Patterson