Felis margarita harrisoni
| Felis margarita harrisoni | |
|---|---|
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| An Arabian sand cat at Osnabrück Zoo, Germany. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Felis |
| Species: | F. margarita |
| Subspecies: | F. m. harrisoni |
| Trinomial name | |
| Felis margarita harrisoni Hemmer, Grubb and Groves, 1976 | |
Felis margarita harrisoni is a subspecies of the sand cat known as the Arabian sand cat that is native to the deserts of the Arabian peninsula and Jordan.[1][2] Between July 2000 and September 2001, it was also recorded in the central Syrian desert, close to the ruins of Palmyra.[3]
The captive population kept in European zoos is offspring of 18 founders.[4]
References
- ↑ Hemmer, H., Grubb, P., Groves, C. P. (1976). Notes on the sand cat, Felis margarita Loche 1958. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 41: 286–303.
- ↑ Hemmer, H. (1978). Nachweis der Sandkatze (Felis margarita harrisoni Hemmer, Grubb und Groves, 1976) in Jordanien. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 43: 62–64.
- ↑ Serra, G., Abdallah, M. S., Qaim, G. A. (2007). Occurrence of Rüppell’s Fox, Vulpes rueppelli, and Sand Cat, Felis margarita, in Syria. Zoology in the Middle East 42(1): 99–102.
- ↑ Witzenberger, K. A. & Hochkirch, A. (2013). "Evaluating ex situ conservation projects: Genetic structure of the captive population of the Arabian sand cat" (PDF). Mammalian Biology-Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde. 78 (5): 379–382.
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