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Felis margarita thinobia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Carnivora

Genus
  
Felis

Higher classification
  
Sand cat

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Felidae

Scientific name
  
Felis margarita thinobia

Rank
  
Subspecies

Felis margarita thinobia

Similar
  
Felis margarita, Sand cat, Felis, Felidae, Mammal

Felis margarita thinobia, known as the Turkestan sand cat, is a subspecies of the sand cat native to the Transcaspian region.

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Characteristics

Museum specimen of the Turkestan sand cat are darker and greyer in skin colour than African sand cat, have less pronounced markings and only 2–3 tail rings.

The subspecific status of sand cat recorded in Iran has not been assessed.

Distribution

The Turkestan sand cat 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.

References

Felis margarita thinobia Wikipedia


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