Wildcat
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phylum | Chordata | The wildcat (Felis silvestris) is a small cat found throughout most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. The wildcat shows a high degree of geographic variation. Asiatic subspecies have spotted, isabelline coats, African subspecies have sandy-grey fur with banded legs and red-backed ears, and European wildcats resemble heavily built striped tabbies with bushy tails, white chins and throats. All subspecies are generally larger than house cats, with longer legs and more robust bodies.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Carnivora | |
suborder | Feliformia | |
family | Felidae | |
genus | Felis | |
species | F. silvestris |