Sand Cat Habitat Map
Microhabitat affini-ties of sand cat and its den site selection were investigated in Sistan and Baluchistan Province from early 2013.
Sand cat habitat map. Large ears and thickly furred pads are special adaptations that allow the cat to detect underground prey and survive in extreme conditions. Native to Africas Sahara Desert. Instead they live in dry sandy plains and rocky valleys.
These also kill sand cats. Due to the remote harsh terrains of its habitat limited research has been conducted and populations. Habitat degradation is the major threat to the sand cat.
Diet Sand Cats feed upon rodents birds reptiles hares and insects. The subspecies in Africa is generally smaller than. Established in 1964 the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the worlds most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal fungi and plant species.
Habitat includes dry deserts. Interactive map of the Black-footed Cats range by the IUCN Red List The Black-footed Cat Felis nigripes distribution is limited to the arid habitat of three countries in southern Africa. A survey in search of Turkestan Sand Cat Felis margarita thinobia was initiated in April 2015 in the eastern Kyzylkum Desert Kazakhstan.
Sand cats habitat suitability map was generated by linear combination of the standardized and relatively weighted NDVI and BI indices and then categorized into five classes of most suitable. The Sand Cat Felis margarita is one of the few wild cat species occurring in very dry desert habitat. Interactive map of the Sand Cats range by the IUCN Red List.
The study area consists mainly of sand dunes with sparse scrub vegetation. And in parts of central Asia. It is one of few wild cat species that occupies true desert habitat.