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African Golden Cat
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Main Characteristics
African Golden Cats are medium sized cats and they have a body length between 61 and 100 cms (24 - 39 inches), a tail length between 16 and 46 cms (6.5 - 18 inches) and they weigh between 5.5 and 16 kgs (12 - 35 lbs). |
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Andean Cat
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Main Characteristics
Andean Cats are small cats and they have a body length between 58 and 64 cms (23 - 25 inches), a tail length between 41 and 48 cms (16 - 19 inches) and they weigh approximately 4 kgs (8.75 lbs). |
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Asian Golden Cat
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Main Characteristics
Asian Golden Cats are a medium sized cat and they have a body length between 75 and 105 cms (29.5 - 41.3 inches), a tail length between 40 and 55 cms (15.7 - 21.7 inches) and they weigh between 6 and 15 kgs (13.2 - 33 lbs). |
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Bay Cat
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Main Characteristics
Bay Cats are one of the rarest and least studied species of cat in the world. They have a body length of 55 cms (22 inches), a tail length of 35 cms (14 inches) and they weigh between 2.3 and 4.5 kgs (5 - 10 lbs). |
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Black-Footed Cat
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Main Characteristics
Black-Footed Cats are one of the smallest species of cat. They have a body length between 34 and 50 cms (13.5 - 20 inches), a tail length between 15 and 20 cms (6 - 8 inches) and they weigh between 1.5 and 3 kgs (3.25 - 6.5 lbs). |
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Bobcat
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Main Characteristics
The Bobcat is a medium sized cat and it is named after its short "bobbed" tail. They have a body length between 65 and 110 cms (26 - 43 inches), a tail length between 11 and 19 cms (4.25 - 7.5 inches) and they weigh between 4 and 15.5 Kgs (8.75 - 34 lbs). |
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Canadian Lynx
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Main Characteristics
The Canadian Lynx is a medium sized cat and they have a body length between 0.8 and 1 m (2.5 - 3.3 ft), a tail length between 5 and 14 cms (2 - 5.5 inches) and they weigh between 8 and 14 Kgs (18 - 31 lbs). They are silver grey/brown in colour. |
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Caracal
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Main Characteristics
Caracals are labeled as small cats, but they are the heaviest and fastest of all the small cats. Their body length is between 60 and 91 cms (23.5 - 36 inches), their tail length is between 23 - 31 cms (9 - 12 inches) and they weigh between 6 and 19 Kgs (13 - 42 lbs). |
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Chinese Mountain Cat
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Main Characteristics
Chinese Mountain Cats have a body length between 70 and 85 cms (27.5 - 33.5 inches), a tail length between 30 and 35 cms (11.8 - 13.8 inches) and they weigh between 4.5 and 9 kgs (9.9 - 19.8 lbs). |
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Colocolo
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Main Characteristics
Colocolos are small cats and they have a body length between 51 and 76 cms (20 - 30 inches), a tail length of 30 cms (12 inches) and they weigh between 3 and 7 kgs (6.6 - 15.4 lbs). |
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Fishing Cat
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Main Characteristics
Fishing Cats are medium sized cats and they have a body length between 75 and 86 cms (30 - 34 inches), a tail length between 25 and 33 cms (10 - 13 inches) and they weigh between 8 and 14 kgs (18 - 31 lbs). This species shows strong sexual dimorphism in terms of size, with males being much larger than females. |
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Flat-Headed Cat
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Main Characteristics
Flat-Headed Cats are small cats, typically around the size of a domestic cat. They have a body length between 41 and 50 cms (16 - 20 inches), a tail length between 13 and 15 cms (5 - 6 inches) and they weigh between 1.5 and 2 kgs (3.25 - 4.5 lbs). |
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Geoffroy's Cat
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Main Characteristics
Geoffroy's Cat is probably the most common wild cat in South America. It is similar in size to a domestic cat. They have a body length between 42 and 66 cms (16.5 - 26 inches), a tail length between 24 and 36 cms (9.5 - 14 inches) and they weigh between 2 and 6 Kgs (4.5 - 13 lbs). |
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Iberian Lynx
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Main Characteristics
The Iberian Lynx and the Eurasian Lynx are very similar in appearance except the Iberian Lynx is about half the size. They have a body length of between 85 and 110 cms (34 - 43 inches), a tail length of approximately 13 cms (5 inches) and they weigh between 10 and 13 Kgs (22 - 29 lbs). |
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Iriomote Cat
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Main Characteristics
Iriomote Cats are small cats with a body length between 48 and 56 cms (18.9 - 22 inches), a tail length between 16 and 45 cms (6.3 - 17.7 inches) and they weigh between 3 and 7 kgs (6.6 - 15.4 lbs). |
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Jaguarundi
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Main Characteristics
Jaguarundis are small cats that that appear to be more like mustelids than felids in their overall proportions. They have a body length between 55 and 77 cms (22 - 30 inches), a tail length of between 33 and 60 cms (13 - 23.5 inches) and they weigh between 4.5 and 9 Kgs (10 - 20 lbs). |
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