{"id":295592,"date":"2024-05-14T17:51:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T12:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=295592"},"modified":"2024-05-15T08:32:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T03:02:23","slug":"leopard-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/leopard-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Leopard Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Leopard Cat\u00a0<\/strong>is based on the article “Leopard cat sighted in Maharashtra\u2019s Pench Tiger Reserve for first time<\/a>” <\/b>published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 12th May 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

A leopard cat was sighted in Maharashtra’s Pench Tiger Reserve<\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n

About Leopard Cat<\/h2>\n
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Source: Wiki Point<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspects<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About<\/td>\nLeopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a member of the Felidae family. It is a forest-dwelling cat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Features<\/td>\n1. It is noted for its leopard-like coloration.<\/span>
\n2. It exhibits varied coloration<\/span> ranging from pale tawny to yellow, red, or grey, with distinctive black stripes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution<\/td>\nIt is widely distributed across Asia, from the Amur region in the Russian Far East to the Sunda Islands of Indonesia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat<\/td>\n1. Leopard cats inhabit agriculturally utilized areas but show a preference for forested environments.
\n2. They thrive in various habitats, including tropical evergreen rainforests and low-lying plantations, as well as subtropical deciduous and coniferous forests situated in the foothills of the Himalayas, particularly at altitudes exceeding 1000 meters.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Behavior<\/td>\nThey are solitary and nocturnal carnivores<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conservation Status<\/td>\nThey are classified as Least Concern<\/span> on the IUCN Red List.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Leopard Cat\u00a0is based on the article “Leopard cat sighted in Maharashtra\u2019s Pench Tiger Reserve for first time” published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 12th May 2024. Why in the News? A leopard cat was sighted in Maharashtra’s Pench Tiger Reserve for the first time. About Leopard Cat Aspects Description About Leopard Cat… Continue reading Leopard Cat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872,10599],"class_list":["post-295592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-print","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295592\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}