🐈African wildcat
亚非野猫(學名:Felis lybica)又称非洲野猫(英語:African wildcat),是一种小型猫科动物,广泛分布于非洲大陆、西亚、中亚、印度西北和中國西北,栖息于草原、灌木丛、沙漠等多种生境。在中国称为草原斑猫,并被列为中国二级保护动物。学界曾将亚非野猫与欧洲野猫都归为野猫(Felis silvestris)的亞種,后将二者划为独立物种。 基因研究结果表明,亚非野猫约在 17.3–13.1 万年前分化为三支:近东野猫(分布地包含北非)、亚洲野猫和南非野猫,其中近东野猫为家猫的祖先。在人们的一般认知中,家猫约在 4000 年前的古埃及被驯化,然而根据美国学术期刊《Science》2004 年的报道,在塞浦路斯的新石器时代人类遗址希路诺坎博斯,一座 9500 年前的墓穴中,考古学家发现人类尸骨旁 40 厘米处的一只 8 个月大的近东野猫遗骸,这是已知最早的猫与人之间存在密切联系的证据,也表明猫可能早在 1 万年前的近东地区便已被驯养。至今家猫和亚非野猫之间的杂交仍相当普遍。
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.
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Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderCarnivora
- ›familyFelidae
- ›genusFelis
- ›speciesFelis silvestris
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- genusFelis
- speciesFelis silvestris
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- suborderFeliformia
- familyFelidae
- genusFelis
- speciesFelis silvestris
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