destinataire: INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION COMMUNITY.
THE MANUL WILD CAT IS A WILD CAT WITH A BROAD BUT FRAGMENTED DISTRIBUTION IN THE GRASSLANDS AND MONTANE STEPPES OF CENTRAL ASIA. IT IS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY HABITAT DEGRADATION, PREY BASE DECLINE,AND HUNTING FOR HIM FUR., AND HAS THEREFORE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS NEAR THREATENED BY IUCN SINCE 2002.