[Animals] VIDEO: This is the smallest and most amazing species of cat in the world

[Noticias ALEJANDRO]

And being smaller can become a competitive advantage, since it requires less food to survive and allows the animal to access places that are impossible for larger predators. This feline has learned to move through the trees to access more diverse prey and have a varied diet based on small rodents, birds, small lizards and frogs.

 

 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies it as 'Near Threatened', due to the decline it is suffering in its habitat due to agricultural expansion, deforestation and urban development. But this feline not only has problems in its own home, it is also seen as a threat to farmers with poultry farms.

The other tiny feline
Although the rusty cat is considered the smallest in the world, it has a competitor that could steal its position. This is the black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), which is found in a very different location. This animal, smaller than its competitor (it measures 58 centimeters), but more robust (it weighs between 1.3 and 2.5 kilos), lives in the Karoo and Kalahari deserts, in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.

Unlike the Indian cat, the black-footed cat's coat is ocher, with dark brown striped spots, which merge into rings on the paws, neck and tail. Its name comes from the completely black paw pads. It also does not have a sweet howl, it is rather hoarse like that of the big cats it lives with.

 

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