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Black-footed Cat

Felis nigripes

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 0, February 1, March 1, April 3, May 2, June 5, July 3, August 6, September 1, October 3, November 2, December 3.
South Africa30
Nothern Cape16
Free State7
Eastern Cape5
United States1
Kansas1
Western Cape1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • SolitaryLives alone except for matingFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyFelids · Felidae
GenusPalearctic and African Small Cats · Felis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Black-footed Cat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.