African Wild Cat

Status : Unknown, but threatened because of hybridisating with domestic and feral cats causing rarity in a pure bred wildcat. Finding pure strains of the African Wildcat only in remote, protected areas, away from domestic cats.

Location : Most widespread of the lybica group. Throughout Africa, Middle East, Asia and to India .

It's coloration varies, in coat color and pattern, according to it's location. Coat thickness, color and markings change throughout the range. It is about as big as the caracal but is slightly stockier with shorter limbs and even larger paws.
Similar in apperance to it's European cousin but is generally less shy and nervous. Except for it's long legs, it looks similar to a domestic tabby cat and sits in an identical way, in an upright posture with it's forefeet placed neatly

together. Today the African wildcat is often found near villages and farms, where it interbreeds with the domestic cats to produce fertil young. Sometimes being hard to distinguish between domestic and wild.
Behavior : Active in early morning and late afternoon. In the hotter areas they hunt mostly at night. Hunting usually on the ground, trees, and bushes. Their main prey are rodents but also includes birds, reptiles, amphibians, and the young of antelope. It is also found that they will hunt insects and arachnids when other prey is scarce.

Habitat : Have been found at 3000 M high and live in a voriaty of habitats but no in tropical rainforests. From deserts to mountains to waterways.