Species Leptailurus serval (Schreber, 1776) (Serval)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Carnivora
  • ---- family: Felidae
  • ----- species: Leptailurus serval
Characteristics:carnivore; height 55-65cm; the Serval is a slender cat with long legs, a small head and large rounded ears; the colour ranges from dull white to golden-yellow with black stripes down the neck and black spots on the body; it can be distinguished from the Cheetah by the lack of tear marks and the larger ears;
Countries:

BW
Botswana
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0116
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic
AT0119
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
AT0128
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
AT0702
Angolan Mopane woodlands
AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT0726
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
AT0907
Zambezian flooded grasslands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1012
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 118
Source: wikipedia
Date: unknown
Place: Serengeti, Tanzania
Creator: unknown
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

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