Sand Cat Habitat Map
Vulnerable arid ecosystems are being rapidly degraded by human settlement and activity especially livestock grazing Allan and Warren 1993 Al-Sharhan et al.
Sand cat habitat map. Habitat includes dry deserts. 301 North Holtzclaw Avenue Chattanooga TN 37404 423. 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.
The Sand Cat Felis margarita is one of the few wild cat species occurring in very dry desert habitat. The Sand Cat Felis margarita distribution is across the desert ranges of the Sahara in Africa the Arabian Peninsular and southwest Asia. Traps are set by people to kill foxes and wolves.
Their primary threats are habitat destruction from battles as well as livestock grazing and indiscriminate killing of this elusive wild cat. No subspecies are recognised although a northern and southern race is discernible within the range. Habitat degradation is the major threat to the sand cat.
Conditions are extreme in the desert and temperatures can reach 124ยบ F. Sand Cats will also cover large kills with sand and return later to feed. Habitat of the Sand Cat.
They are solitary outside of mating season. The study area consists mainly of sand dunes with sparse scrub vegetation. Juba Sahara and Nyala have been loving these warm summer days and have become amorous.
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. A survey in search of Turkestan Sand Cat Felis margarita thinobia was initiated in April 2015 in the eastern Kyzylkum Desert Kazakhstan. Local people sometimes trap sand cats for pets.