RUSTY SPOTTED CAT

                         STATUS

IUCN                     :  VU 

CAMP                    :  LRnt 

ZSI                         :   IK 

CITES                    :  Appendices II 

Schedule              :  I(Part I) 

Activity                 :  Nocturnal 

Social Group       :  Solitary

👉Local name  :  Tapakavali biladi, Rati biladi, Katvarni or Tamravarni tapakavali biladi

👉Physical measurements & life cycle:👇

Length           :  65 cm

Weight          :  2 - 2.5 kg

Gestation     :  67 days, litter size 2 - 3 

Life span     :  10 - 15 years

Breeding     :  No definite. Frequent during summer. 

👉Description  :  One of the smallest cats. Fawn grey from above with the rufous tinge of varying intensity and marked with rusty or brown lines or spots. Two black parallel line-like markings on head are distinctive. 

👉Food   :  Small birds, reptiles, big insects etc. 

👉Distribution   :  Shoolpaneshwar sanctuary, South Gujarat forest area, Girnar and Gir forests, forests of Chhot a Udepur, Ratanmahal, Kewadia forest and forests of Dangs. 

👉Habitat   :  Well-wooded forest areas. Frequents open countryside, scrubs and grassland. 

👉Behaviour   :  Least known, Nocturnal, Terrestrial but up to some extent arboreal also.

👉In India, this cat is found in forests of South India, Western Ghats and some parts of Kashmir.