Scientists placed the extinct species, which may date back more than 300,000 years, in the same genus as modern leopard cats in Asia Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent A baby rusty-spotted cat ...

Weighing a mere 900 grams, the rusty-spotted cat, which is world's smallest cat, appeared in front of one of 7 camera traps ...

Rusty-spotted cat, honey badger, pangolin, hyena, wolf, leopard, black bear. Purulia, home to all these animals and more, is emerging as a treasure trove of biodiversity in Bengal. A cat that looks ...

For the first time in West Bengal, forest department trap cameras have spotted a rare species of rusty spotted cat at ...

The newly identified species is part of the leopard cat genus Prionailurus, a family of wild cats that still exists ... cat (Felis nigripes) and the rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus ...

Its size rivals that of the smallest modern cats, such as the black-footed cat or the rusty-spotted cat. The Prionailurus kurteni is an extinct species of leopard cat, much smaller than modern ...

rusty spotted cats, muntjac, etc., based on a study conducted by the Nature Conservation Foundation in 2017. The study also highlights the possibility of the presence of leopards in the area.

Making these rusty spotted cats a contender on the list of different kinds of wild cats. The cheetah ordinarily follows its prey to inside 60-70 m (200-230 ft), charges towards it, trips it during the ...

curid=58392982 The diminutive size of P. kurteni makes it comparable to modern tiny cats like the rusty-spotted cat. Its discovery hints at high diversity within prehistoric leopard cats. Fishing cat ...

Bengal has discovered the world's smallest and lightest wild cat, the rusty-spotted cat, in its Purulia district. This species, considered near threatened on the IUCN Red List, was spotted for the ...