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Share ItThe Andean mountain cat, aka Andean cat or mountain cat, is an extremely rare feline species found in Bolivia and southern Peru over to northwestern Argentina, as well as northern Chile (more…) ...
Share ItThe Pallas’s cat is as fascinating as it is unique looking. They’re only about the size of a house cat, but they appear much larger. This is due to their thick, fluffy coat and stocky stature (more…) ...
Share ItThe Chinese mountain cat, aka Chinese steppe cat or Chinese desert cat, can be found on the north-eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. They prefer coniferous forest edges, alpine meadows (more…) ...
Share ItThe Iriomote cat, aka Yamapikaryaa – mountain sparkling-eyed cat, Yamamayaa – mountain cat, Pingiimayaa – escaped cat, and meepisukaryaa – that which has flashing eyes, hails only from the island of Iriomote, off the coast of Japan. They prefer the mountainous, ev...
Share ItThe Borneo Bay cat, aka Bornean cat, Bornean marbled cat, Bornean red cat, or Bornean Bay cat, is considered 1 of the rarest wild cat species in the world, to date. Nearly 1 century after (more…) ...
Share ItFound in Brunei, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Thailand, the flat-headed cat is quite unique looking due to its ears being positioned to the sides of its flattened head. They prefer (more…) ...
Share ItThe Pampas cat gets its name from the Pampas (fertile South American lowlands). These felines can be found in central and western South America. They prefer cloud forests, cold (more…) ...
Share ItAs 1 of the smallest known cats in the western hemisphere, the kodkod (aka guigna) can be found in Chile and Argentina. They prefer deciduous, temperate, moist forests, coniferous (more…) ...
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Share ItThe Siberian polecat, aka steppe polecat, masked polecat, or Eversmann’s polecat, looks just like a pet ferret. However, these critters are not friendly towards people… quite the (more…) ...