Felis chaus kutas

Taxobox
name = Jungle Cat subspeciesMSW3 Wozencraft | pages = 535 | id = 14000038]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Carnivora
familia = Felidae
genus = "Felis"
species = "F. chaus"
subspecies = "F. c. kutas"
trinomial = "Felis chaus kutas"
trinomial_authority = Pearson, 1832

"Felis chaus kutas" is a subspecies of the Jungle Cat that inhabits wetlands in areas with arid climates. This cat lives under dense and wet jungle cover.cite journal | author = Richard D. Taber; Ahmad Nadeem Sheri; Mustafa Saeed Ahmad | title = Mammals of the Lyallpur Region, West Pakistan | journal = Journal of Mammalogy | volume = 48 | issue = 3 | month = August | year = 1967 | pages = 392–407 | doi = 10.2307/1377772]

The cat feeds on rodents such as "Nesokia" and "Tatera", as well as fish of the Indus river.

This cat is mostly seen alone, although it is often spotted in pairs as well. It is mostly seen during the day, when it hunts for food, and rests at night.

Recently, the cat's habitat has expanded due to an increase in irrigated agricultural lands of South Asia. The cat is mostly found in Pakistan (in the Faisalabad region), and some parts of India. Zoologists suggest it may have once inhabited modern day Iraq.

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