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This kind of cat is unique! Save the Marble Cat

  • by: Konstantin Trubin
  • recipient: Government of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Laos and Thailand
Marbled cat - a rare species listed in the Convention CITES (Appendix I). The population has less than 10 000 individuals.

The main threat to the species: habitat loss, anxiety man.

Two subspecies are known: Pardofelis marmorata marmorata - Southeast Asia tropical, P. m. charltoni - Nepal. Due to the small size of a marble cat for a long time attributed to the subfamily of small cats (Felinae). However, after today's DNA analysis zoologists came to the surprising conclusion that it is much closer to the big cats (Pantherinae), such as lions and tigers. Perhaps it is the link between the two subfamilies.
 Marbled cat brought in Appendix I CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Hunting for her forbidden in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Laos and Thailand.
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