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The jungle cat (Felis chaus), also called reed cat and swamp cat, is a medium-sized cat native from the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Caucasus to parts of Central, South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits foremost wetlands like swamps, littoral and riparian areas with dense vegetation.
Gatunek po raz pierwszy zgodnie z zasadami nazewnictwa binominalnego opisał w 1777 roku niemiecki przyrodnik Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, nadając mu nazwę Felis chaus. Miejsce typowe to obszar rzeki Terek, na północ od Kaukazu, w Rosji [25] .
Felis chaus (Jungle cat, kot błotny), czyli dziki przodek rasy Chausie, zamieszkiwał oryginalnie północną Afrykę, Azję południowo-Zachodnią aż do Indii i dalej do Tajlandii. W domach starożytnych Egipcjan mieszkały i kot błotny i kot nubijski.
The Jungle Cat Felis chaus in Indochina: a threatened population of a widespread and adaptable species. Biodiversity and Conservation , 14: 1263-1280. Duckworth, J., R. Steinmetz, J. Sanderson, S. Mukherjee. 2008.
2 paź 2024 · The Jungle Cat (Felis chaus) is a common wild cat species throughout Asia, preferring riverine and wetland habitats in the west of its range. However accelerated habitat loss has seen declines of this species where its range is close to urban and industrial development.
The Jungle Cat Felis chaus is widespread in India and neighbouring countries but is known by only one historical specimen from Cambodia, Laos or Vietnam (Indochina), widely published as from Vietnam, but in fact from Cambodia.
The jungle cat is the largest remaining species of the wild cat genus Felis. It is 20 to 37 inches in body length (50 to 97 cm), with a 8 to 12 inch tail (20 to 31 cm). True to Bergmann's rule, the felid is largest at the northern limits of its range and becomes smaller-bodied closer to the tropics. [3]
