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Arabian Wildcat
       
     
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arabian wildcat
        
 
Common Name Arabian Wildcat
Scientific Name Felis silvestris gordoni
Range Western Arabian peninsula
Status No critical status at this time
Comments The Arabian Wildcat is also known as Gordon's Wildcat. Although this animal bears a strong resemblance to the common tabby cat it has three distinguishing characteristics. The backs of their short, pointy ears are rusty brown with a black tip. The tail has three distinct black bands around the tip and there are also black bands in the axis of the forelegs. The most noteworthy is that the pads of the feet are covered in fine black hair.

Equipment Used
( Camera, Lens, Flash, etc.)

Nikon D2X, Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro, Nikon SB-800 Speedlight, Quantum Turbo 2X2, SanDisk or Lexar Compact Flash cards
Classification Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Felis
Species: Felis silvestris gordoni

last update 6/22/08
 
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