Felis lybica - #1209
Afroasian Wildcat
Side view, face toward camera. Originally identified as Felis silvestris gordoni. Now as Felis lybica lybica.
Geographic Distribution
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of Congo, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Order/Family
Felidae
Genus
Felis
Specific Epithet
lybica
Image Location
Qatar, Dohra
Photographer
CP Groves