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The rusty-spotted cat is a small wild cat species found in Asia, recognized by its distinctive reddish-brown coat with rusty-colored spots. It matters because it is a rare and poorly understood animal that helps scientists understand the diversity of wild cats and their ecological roles in their native habitats.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Rusty-spotted cat is referenced by 518 other articles, and connects out to CITES, Hyaenidae and binomial nomenclature.
It sits within the topics Fauna listed on CITES Appendix I, Felidae of Asia and Felidae of India.
Its subject is documented across 56 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Near ThreatenedMaximum longevity: 17.9 years (captivity)
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Prionailurus
- Mass
- 1.5
- Image
- Rostkatze.JPG
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Commons category
- Prionailurus rubiginosus
- taxon name
- Prionailurus rubiginosus
- Commons gallery
- Prionailurus rubiginosus
- taxon common name
- rjasta mačka
- longest observed lifespan
- 17.9
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- short name
- P. rubiginosus
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Encyclopedic overview
The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the cat family's smallest members. It is native to India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Since 2016, it has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List as the global population is affected by loss and destruction of its prime habitat, deciduous forests.
Taxonomy
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