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Table 3
Wild felid species present in North Africa.
Species | Description | Geographic distribution | Reference |
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Caracal | Body length: 61–105 cm | Mauritania, Morocco, | [89] |
Caracal caracal Schreber, 1776 | Height: 40–50 cm | Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, | |
Weight: 8–20 kg | Egypt | ||
In captivity, average lifespan as long as 16 years | |||
Chaus | Relatively short tail, long legs, big | Morocco, Algeria, Egypt | [95] |
Felis chaus Schreber, 1777 | pointed ears | ||
Sand cat | Weight: 2–3 kg | Morocco, Algeria, | [100] |
Felis margarita Loche, 1858 | Living in arid areas with temperatures ranging from 0 °C to 58 °C | Tunisia, Libya, Egypt | |
Serval | Medium sized African cats | Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia | [89] |
Felis serval Schrever, 1776 | Body length: approximately 60 cm | ||
Weight: on average 14 kg | |||
Average life in the wild is 10 years | |||
African wildcat | Body length: 40–66 cm | Morocco, Algeria, | |
Felis silvestris lybica Forster, 1780 | Tail length: 24–37 cm | Tunisia, Libya, Egypt | |
Weight: 2.4–6.4 kg |
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