Wild Cats Found In India

The 15 felines that make up this remarkable number are as diverse as the country itself which ranges from sprawling urban centres to sultry jungle deserts and steppe to some of the worlds highest mountains.

Wild cats found in india. Regardless of the name they are generally seen around dense vegetative cover wetlands shrubs the fringe of the villages and forest. Jungle cats are the most common small cats in India and are also found in Egypt West and Central Asia South Asia Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. The fishing cat is one of Indias most enigmatic predators living in its remaining wetlands and swamps.

I love cats especially wild cats. A record of rusty-spotted cat Prionailurus rubiginosus is reported from Magzira wildflife sanctuary in Maharastra India. This worlds smallest wild cat is grey in color with rusty spots over the back and thigh.

This is the first record not only for the wildlife sanctuary but also for central India. Apart from the 5 Big cats of India there are medium sized wild cats such as Himalayan catBengal catBombay CatMountain Cat and catlike mammals such as Pogeyan Cat and Indian civet lives in wild Indian forest of Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary and National Parks. India is home to 40 of the worlds wildcat species.

Cats have been one of the oldest known pets to humans and they are equally popular in all parts of the world including India. While the Asiatic species range is limited to the Gir Forest in Gujarat India their African counterparts can be spotted without any problem in the various national parks of South Africa. You are fortunate if you have spotted one of these cats.

One of the most widespread and common wild cats in India is the Jungle cat. Pallass Cat is a small wild cat species found in the steppes of Central Asia from the Caspian Sea eastwards to Mongolia and southern Siberia. The other three are the canada lynx the eurasian lynx and the iberian lynx.

Jungle cats are the most common small cats in india and are also found in egypt west and central asia south asia sri lanka and southeast asia. Sadly over half of all wild cat species are currently threatened. And in all of these habitats there are cats.