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Lion
Panthera leo
Lions are social cats that live in groups called prides. A pride usually includes related females, their young, and one or more …
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Field guide · species
Pallas’s Cat
Otocolobus manul
Pallas’s cat is a compact-looking wild cat of Asian steppe and rocky landscapes. Its dense coat can make it look heavier than its underlying body proportions suggest.
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Tree of lifeScientific lineage
- LifeLife
- DomainEukaryota
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyFelidae
- GenusOtocolobus
- SpeciesOtocolobus manul
Advanced classification
Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.
- cellular organisms cellular root
- Eukaryota domain
- Opisthokonta clade
- Metazoa kingdom
- Eumetazoa clade
- Bilateria clade
- Deuterostomia clade
- Chordata phylum
- Craniata subphylum
- Vertebrata clade
- Gnathostomata clade
- Teleostomi clade
- Euteleostomi clade
- Sarcopterygii superclass
- Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
- Tetrapoda clade
- Amniota clade
- Mammalia class
- Theria clade
- Eutheria clade
- Boreoeutheria clade
- Laurasiatheria superorder
- Carnivora order
- Feliformia suborder
- Felidae family
- Felinae subfamily
- Otocolobus genus
- Otocolobus manul species
Physical traits
Long fur, rounded ears set low on the head and a broad-looking face are characteristic.
Habitat and range
Steppe, rocky slopes and other cold, relatively open habitats provide cover and prey.
Diet and nutrition
Pikas and small rodents are especially important foods.
Behavior and activity
Individuals are generally solitary and make use of sheltered places among rocks or existing cavities. Activity often centers on the periods when their prey is accessible.
Geographic distribution
The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Afghanistan, Armenia, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan?, Tajikistan?, Uzbekistan?.
Shared classification
Related species
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Species · Panthera
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Tigers are large, striped cats native to Asia. Adults generally live and hunt alone.
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Species · Panthera
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Rosettes, a muscular body and an unusually flexible choice of habitat distinguish the leopard. This solitary cat hunts from cover and can …
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Species · Panthera
Jaguar
Panthera onca
The jaguar is the largest living cat native to the Americas. Its stocky build, broad head and rosetted coat suit an ambush …
Evidence
Sources
- Otocolobus manul · NCBI Taxonomy ↗www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Otocolobus manul · Biological reference ↗www.mammaldiversity.org
- Otocolobus manul · Biological reference ↗animaldiversity.org
Connected life
Relationships
No reviewed ecological connections in the collection yet.
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