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Jungle Cats are closely related to domestic cats, and themselves were domesticated by ancient Egyptians and used to hunt wildfowl. Jungle Cats have been found mummified in tombs in Egypt and been depicted in ancient wall art. The Jungle Cat typically hunts early in the morning or late in the afternoon, so un-like most wild cats are not nocturnal.
The jungle cat (Felis chaus) is closely related to the domestic cat, and not as previously thought to the lynx with which it shares some characteristics, such as the tufted ears, long limbs and the short tail. Up to ten subspecies of the jungle cat were described.
Jungle cat (Felis chaus) Also known as: Reed cat, swamp cat. French: Spanish: CHAT DE JUNGLE, CHAT DES MARAIS. Gato De La Jungla, Gato De Los Pantanos. Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Size. Weight. Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Felis (1) Head-boy length: 60 - 75 cm (2) Tail length: 25 - 35 cm (2) 7 - 13.5 kg (2) on Appendi.
The jungle cat (Felis chaus) is a medium-sized cat and considered the largest remaining species of the wild cat genus Felis. The species is also called the swamp lynx but is not closely related to the lynxes. Felis chaus is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as it is widespread and common particularly in India.
The jungle cat is known either to ex-cavate its own burrows or to enlarge disused badger, fox, or porcupine dens. It is also known to use reeds, bushes or grass thickets, dense cover, canes, rock crevices, hollow tree cavi-ties or the roots of trees or even abandoned houses as hiding, resting or breeding places (Sunquist & Sunquist 2002 ...
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.
Jungle cats primarily prey on animals that weigh less than 1 kg and commonly consume rodents, lizards, snakes, frogs, birds, hare, fish, insects, livestock, and even fruit during the winter. Rodents are its primary prey item, however, which provides up to 70% of its daily energy intake.
