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LEOPARD CAT
Common Name(s): Leopard Cat, Bengal Cat
Scientific Name: Felis [Prionailurus] Bengalensis
Weight: 7-15 pounds
Head/Body: 25-32 inches
Tail: 10-14 inches
Subspecies: 7
Gestation: ~68 days
Status: 1 subspecies endangered
Estimated World Population: ~1,000,000
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The leopard cat is cat sized and shaped,
with a well-balanced carriage and build. Its coat varies
in ground color from grey to red with white or very light
underparts. It is randomly patterned with dark brown or
black spots over its entire body. Its head has strong black
and white striped markings.
The leopard cat may be found all over southern and central
Asia from India to the Philippines, Mongolia, Manchuria,
Siberia and Japan, where it hunts by night or day, from
trees, and seeks game birds, fish, squirrels, hares, and
other small animals.
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