Endangered Sand Cat Information

Sand cat is listed as nearly threatened which means that it may become endangered in the near future.

Endangered sand cat information. Sand Cat 2003 Anti-predator Adaptations. Scheffeli is classified Endangered. Interesting Sand Cat Facts.

The species went extinct in Israel due to habitat destruction following the territorial exchange between Israel and Jordan in 1994 but a litter of four sand cat kittens was recently born at the Zoological Center of Tel Aviv. There are occasional reports of Sand Cats being shot in Saudi Arabia. Two populations exist one that is hybridized and another derived from an Israeli population.

The Sand Cat is endangered because of habitat loss. IUCN Species Information Service SIS Raw Data to Red List. There are very few official records and studies of the sand cat.

One of the smallest wild cat species in the world the black-footed cat lives in. The sand cat Felis margarita is a small wild cat in the Felinae subfamily. Some are killed by humans who consider them a threat to their livestock.

Why are sand cats endangered. Sand cat Felis margarita. Planned Red List Updates.

Sand cats are threatened by habitat loss hunting and collection for the pet trade. Sadly this little cat still faces the threat of being collected for the pet trade or for being hunted for sport while they are laying out sunning themselves. Also high juvenile mortality rate 41.