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Source-identified Felis chaus; documentary image — Jungle Cat
Felis chaus

Source-identified Caracal auratus; documentary image — African Golden Cat
Caracal auratus

Jungle Cat Felis chaus by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN7957 (3).jpg · Resized and converted to WebP for display. Dr. Raju Kasambe · CC BY-SA 4.0

First organism

Caracal aurata Tanzania.png · Resized and converted to WebP for display. Greco, I., & Rovero, F. (2021). The African golden cat Caracal aurata in Tanzania: first record and vulnerability assessment. Oryx, 55(2), 212–215 . doi:10.1017/S003060532000040X · CC BY 4.0

Second organism

Evidence from the profiles

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Trait	Jungle Cat	African Golden Cat
Physical traits	A relatively plain coat, long legs and modest ear tufts distinguish its overall shape.	The body is robust and the coat varies between reddish and grayish forms. Spotting can be more visible on some parts of the body.
Habitat and range	River margins, reed beds, scrub and other densely covered places provide shelter; suitable habitat can occur in otherwise dry regions.	Dense African forest and secondary growth provide cover and hunting habitat.
Diet and nutrition	Small vertebrates, particularly rodents, are important prey. Other available animals can supplement the diet.	Rodents and other forest mammals are important prey. Birds and additional small animals may also be taken.
Behavior and activity	Adults are usually solitary outside breeding. Activity is often concentrated in quieter hours but is not restricted exclusively to nighttime.	It is generally solitary and difficult to observe in dense cover. Sparse observations should not be treated as a complete account of its daily behavior.
Geographic distribution	The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan?.	The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Benin?, Burundi?, Gambia?, Guinea-Bissau?, Kenya?, Rwanda?, Senegal?, Sudan?, Togo?.

Classification

Shared ancestry

Closest shared taxon: Felinae.

genusFelis speciesFelis chaus

genusCaracal speciesCaracal auratus

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Sources from both profiles

Jungle Cat

African Golden Cat

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