Felis margarita thinobia
| Felis margarita thinobia | |
|---|---|
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| Sand cat photographed in Iran. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Felis |
| Species: | F. margarita |
| Subspecies: | F. m. thinobia |
| Trinomial name | |
| Felis margarita thinobia Ognev, 1927 | |
Felis margarita thinobia, known as the Turkestan sand cat, is a subspecies of the sand cat native to the Transcaspian region.[1][2] It occurs in the Karakum and Kyzylkum deserts to the east of the Caspian Sea and north of the Kopet Dag mountains up to the Syr Darya river.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Ognev, S. I. (1926). [A new genus and species of cat from the Transcaspian region.] [Annals of the Museum of Zoology, Academy of Science, USSR] 27: 356–362.
- ↑ Sliwa, A. (2009). Sand Cat Felis margarita. In: D. E. Wilson, R. A. Mittermeier (eds.) Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 1: Order Carnivora. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
- ↑ Geptner, V. G. and Sludski, A. A. (1992). Sand Cat Felis (Otocolobus) margarita Loche, 1858. In: Mammals of the Soviet Union, Volume 2 Part 2 Carnivora (Hyenas and Cats). Smithsonian Institution Libraries and the National Science Foundation, Washington D.C. Pp. 636–663.
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