FELIDAE
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COMMON NAME
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FAMILY
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GENUS
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SCIENTIFIC
NAME
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SUB SPECIES –
2
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RUSTY SPOTTED CAT
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Felidae
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Prionailurus
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Prionailurus
rubiginosus
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1. (Prionailurus
rubiginosus rubiginosus)
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The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is the cat family's smallest member and found only in India and SriLanka. It has been listed as Vulnerable by IUCN in 2002 as the total effective population size is below 10,000 mature individuals, with a declining trend due to habitat loss, and no sub population containing more than 1,000 mature breeding individuals.
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2. (Prionailurus
rubiginosus phillipsi)
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