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Felis lybica🐈

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SpeciesCarnivoraFelidae
Carnivores

🐈African wildcat

Felis lybica Forster, 1780

Kot nubijski, żbik kaspijski, żbik korsykański, żbik balearski, żbik kreteński, kot afrykański (Felis lybica) – gatunek drapieżnego ssaka z podrodziny kotów (Felinae) w obrębie rodziny kotowatych (Felidae).

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Felis lybica
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.

Population trendUnknown
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Maximum lifespan
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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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