Mammal

Jungle cat

Felis chaus

हिन्दी: जंगली बिल्ली, बाघ बिल्ली

IUCN: Least Concern

Jungle cat, sandy brown with long legs, standing in dry grass

Scientific name: Felis chaus
Hindi name: जंगली बिल्ली, बाघ बिल्ली
Family: Felidae, order Carnivora
Group: Mammal
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 90 cm with the tail
Weight: About 5 to 6 kg
Young: Born after about two months

The long-legged wild cat of village edges and grassland.

Spot it Sandy grey-brown, long legs, a short tail with a black tip and black rings, and a pale throat.
Home Grassland, reed beds, scrub and farmland close to villages.
Food web Hunts rats, shrews, birds and frogs.
Why it matters Free pest control for farmers: one cat eats a great many crop-eating rodents.

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