serval
Also known as Leptailurus serval
The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a wild small cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, where it inhabits grasslands, wetlands, moorlands and bamboo thickets. Across its range, it occurs in protected areas, and hunting it is either prohibited or regulated in range countries.
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The serval is a small wild cat native to Africa that lives in open grasslands, wetlands, and similar habitats across sub-Saharan regions. Because it is found in protected areas and legally protected or regulated throughout its range, it represents an example of a species whose conservation is actively managed by African countries.
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Least Concern? serval
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyMordellidae
藪貓[註 1]（学名：Leptailurus serval）是产于非洲的中型猫科动物，为藪貓屬的唯一成员。藪貓体长85厘米，尾长40厘米。平均寿命在12-20年。与其他猫科动物相比，它体型修长，腿长而尾短，耳朵又高又圆，距离很近。斑点有许多变种。 藪貓的主要棲息地是非洲大草原，有時也出現在山地。它們會爬樹和游泳，但很少這麽做。一般以群體為單位聚居，數量由於棲息地的破壞和偷獵而減少。 藪貓被列爲《瀕臨絕種野生動植物國際貿易公約》（CITES）[2]。 目录 1 亚种及分佈地區 2 捕食对象 3 驯养 4 文化 5 註釋 6 参考文献 7 参见 8 外部链接 亚种及分佈地區 Leptailurus serval serval：南非開普省 Leptailurus serval beirae：莫桑比克 Leptailurus serval brachyura：西非、撒哈拉沙漠以南、埃塞俄比亞 Leptailurus serval constantina：阿爾及利亞（瀕危） Leptailurus serval hamiltoni：南非德兰士瓦東部 Leptailurus serval hindeio：坦桑尼亞 Leptailurus serval ingridi：納米比亞、博茨瓦納南部、津巴布韋 Leptailurus serval kempi：烏干達 Leptailurus serval kivuensis：剛果 Leptailurus serval liposticta：安哥拉北部 Leptailurus serval lonnbergi：安哥拉南部 Leptailurus serval mababiensis：博茨瓦納北部 Leptailurus serval robertsi：南非德兰士瓦西部 Leptailurus serval togoensis：多哥、貝寧 捕食对象 藪貓的食物基本上是嚙齒類動物，但它們有時也捕食野兔、蹄兔、鳥類、爬行類、昆蟲、魚和蛙。[3] 還有報導稱，藪貓可能捕食體型較大的動物，例如小羚羊，但是藪貓90%的獵物體重都不超過200克。[4]藪貓的進食速度非常快。 藪貓的行動以垂直奔跳爲主，它們主要通過大大的耳朵聆聽草原上嚙齒類動物的行動（尤其是挖穴活動）。藪貓的捕獵效率很高，成功率超過50%，而一般貓科動物只有10%左右。[4] 每胎產1-5仔，以2-3仔爲主，產仔一般利用土豚的洞穴，或者灌木地下的空地。藪貓有時被豹捕食，不過它們最大的威脅來自人類。由於其皮毛美麗而昂貴，有不少人爲此偷獵藪貓。現在西非和東非的藪貓數量還比較多，但南非和撒哈拉沙漠以北的藪貓已經非常稀少，瀕臨滅絕。 野外的藪貓 驯养 在很多國家，尤其是美國，藪貓被當作寵物馴養。一些具有馴養經驗的人提供的報告表明，藪貓比家貓更加聰明、活潑。 此外，有一些雄性藪貓被用來與家貓
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13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Phylogeny
- Hybrid
- Characteristics
- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour and ecology
- Hunting and diet
- Reproduction
- Conservation
- In culture
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The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a wild small cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, where it inhabits grasslands, wetlands, moorlands and bamboo thickets. Across its range, it occurs in protected areas, and hunting it is either prohibited or regulated in range countries.
It is the sole member of the genus Leptailurus. Three subspecies are recognised. The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat that stands tall at the shoulder and has a weight range of approximately . It is characterised by a small head, large ears, a golden-yellow to buff coat spotted and striped with black, and a short, black-tipped tail. The serval has the longest legs of any cat relative to its body size.