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Felis lybica🐈

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SpeciesCarnivoraFelidae
Carnivores

🐈African wildcat

Felis lybica Forster, 1780

חתול בר אפריקני (שם מדעי: Felis lybica) הוא מין של חתול בר ממשפחת החתוליים החי באפריקה ובחצי האי ערב ומגיע עד לדרום הים הכספי. חתול זה הוא אביו הקדמון של חתול הבית (Felis catus) שבוית ממנו לפני 9,500 שנה בערך. נחשב כיום למין עצמאי.

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Felis lybica
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.

Population trendUnknown
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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderCarnivora
  5. ›familyFelidae
  6. ›genusFelis
  7. ›speciesFelis silvestris
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  1. classMammals · Mammalia
  2. orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
  3. genusFelis
  4. speciesFelis silvestris
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassSarcopterygii
  7. superclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammals · Mammalia
  9. subclassTheria
  10. superorderLaurasiatheria
  11. orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
  12. suborderFeliformia
  13. familyFelidae
  14. genusFelis
  15. speciesFelis silvestris
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亚非野猫 (zh), Felis lybica (it), Felis lybica (es), Felis lybica (fr), Felis lybica (bg), степная кошка (ru) … and 23 more languages
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