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ASIAN LEOPARD CAT
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DESCRIPTION
• FAMILY: FELIDAE• GENUS: PRIONAILURUS• SPECIES: BENGALENSIS
DESCRIPTION
• THESES CATS ARE SMALL AND ON AVERAGE THEY ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FULL GROWN DOMESTIC CAT. THERE 18 INCHES PLUS A 8 INCH TAIL. THEIR FUR IS SILVER-GRAY WITH BLACK MARKINGS.
habitat
• THE MALE WILL REAR HIS CUBS ALONGWITHTHE MOTHER. THERE FROM ASIA, RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP
• THE ASIAN LEOPARD CAT HAS A PREDITOR PREY RELATIONSHIP TO MONKEYS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND FISH.
WHAT IT EATS AND WHAT EAT ITS
• THE ASIAN LEOPARD CAT EATS RAT, INSECTS AND LIZARDS. TIGER AND WILDDOG EAT THE CAT.
REPRDUCTION
• THE ASAIN LEOPARD CAT USUALLY HAS TWO OR THREE KITTENS AFTER 60 TO 70 DAYS.
SURVIVAL
• THE ASIAN LEOPARD CAT HUNTS AT NIGHT AND THEY HIDE IN THORNY UNDERGROWTH ON THE GROUND. THEY SLEEP IN TREES, LOGS AND MOUNTAINS.
THREATS
• PEOPLE HUNT THE CAT FOR FUR AND MEAT. ALSO THE HABITAT DESTRUCTION.
THREATS TO OTHERS
• LIZARDS AND INSECTS THREAT THE ASIAN LEOPARD CAT.
IMPORTANCE
• THE ASIAN LEOPRAD CAT IS IMPORATANT BECAUSE THEY HELP HUMANS IN DIFFERENT WAYS. THEY HELP WITH DISEASE CONTROLE AND REGULATING THE ABUNDANCE OF AGRICULTURAL PESTS.
RESOURSES
• http://www.bengalcat.com/aboutbengals/alc.php
• http://eol.org/pages/1041047/details • http://www.sanjosebengalcats.com/
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