Biological classification: |
- kingdom: Animalia
- - phylum: Chordata
- -- class: Mammalia
- --- order: Carnivora
- ---- family: Felidae
- ----- species: Felis nigripes
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Characteristics: | carnivore: height: 25cm; this is the smallest cat in Africa; its coat varies from cinnamon to tawny and is patterned with dark spots that merge to form rings and stripes on the tail, legs and neck; |
Countries: | - BW
- Botswana
- NA
- Namibia
- ZA
- South Africa
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Ecoregions: | - AT0709
- Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
- AT1309
- Kalahari xeric savanna
- AT1314
- Nama Karoo
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References: | Cillié 1997: 122 |