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Caucasian Black Cat
The Caucasian black cat is a population of feral cat, Caucasian wildcat, or a hybrid between the two. Taxonomy The Caucasian black cat was described in 1837 by Rudolph Friedrich Hohenacker, who proposed the trinomial name ''Felis cato affinis''. Konstantin Satunin proposed the new name ''Felis daemon'' in 1904, assuming that Hohenacker was not proposing a scientific name as the latter's work was written in Latin. There are three hypotheses as to what the Caucasian black cat's identity actually is: # This population is a Melanism, melanistic form of the Caucasian wildcat # The Caucasian black cat is a feral population of domestic cats # These cats are a hybrid between the two, similar to the Kellas cat of Scotland Range The cat was found south of the Caucasus, being spotted in Armenia and Azerbaijan. See also * Kellas cat References {{felidae-stub Fauna of Georgia (country) Mammals of Azerbaijan Fauna of Armenia Cat breeds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Cat (Felis Silvestris) - Black Coloring (melanism)
Felidae ( ) is the Family (biology), family of mammals in the Order (biology), order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid ( ). The 41 extant taxon, extant Felidae species exhibit the greatest diversity in fur patterns of all terrestrial carnivores. Cats have retractile claws, slender muscular bodies and strong flexible forelimbs. Their teeth and facial muscles allow for a powerful bite. They are all obligate carnivores, and most are solitary predators ambushing or stalking their prey. Wild cats occur in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas. Some wild cat species are adapted to forest and savanna habitats, some to arid environments, and a few also to wetlands and mountainous terrain. Their activity patterns range from nocturnal and crepuscular to Diurnality, diurnal, depending on their preferred prey species. Reginald Innes Pocock divided the extant Felidae into three subfamilies: the Pantherinae, the Felinae and the Acin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
