Felis chaus kutas
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Felis chaus kutas is a subspecies of the Jungle Cat
that inhabits wetlands in areas with arid climates. This cat
lives under dense and wet jungle cover.
The cat feeds on rodents such as Nesokia
and Tatera, as well as fish
of the Indus River
.
This cat is mostly seen alone, although it is often spotted in pairs as well. It is mostly seen during the day, when it hunts for food, and rests at night.
Recently, the cat's habitat
has expanded due to an increase in irrigated agricultural lands of South Asia. The cat is mostly found in Pakistan
(in the Faisalabad
region), and some parts of Kashmir
. Zoologists suggest it may have once inhabited modern day Iraq.
Jungle Cat
The jungle cat is a medium-sized cat and considered the largest remaining species of the wild cat genus Felis. The species is also called the swamp lynx but is not closely related to the lynxes....
that inhabits wetlands in areas with arid climates. This cat
Felidae
Felidae is the biological family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. Felids are the strictest carnivores of the thirteen terrestrial families in the order Carnivora, although the three families of marine mammals comprising the superfamily pinnipedia are as carnivorous as the...
lives under dense and wet jungle cover.
The cat feeds on rodents such as Nesokia
Nesokia
Nesokia is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.It contains the following species:* Bunn's Short-tailed Bandicoot Rat * Short-tailed Bandicoot Rat -References:...
and Tatera, as well as fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
of the Indus River
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
.
This cat is mostly seen alone, although it is often spotted in pairs as well. It is mostly seen during the day, when it hunts for food, and rests at night.
Recently, the cat's habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
has expanded due to an increase in irrigated agricultural lands of South Asia. The cat is mostly found in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
(in the Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
region), and some parts of Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
. Zoologists suggest it may have once inhabited modern day Iraq.