Insights into the feeding ecology of and threats to Sand Cat Felis margarita Loche, 1858 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in the Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan

Alex Leigh Brighten; Robert John Burnside

doi:10.11609/jott.4445.11.4.13492-13496

Insights into the feeding ecology of and threats to Sand Cat Felis margarita Loche, 1858 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in the Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan

Alex Leigh Brighten, Robert John Burnside

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Abstract

Little is known about the ecology of the Sand Cat Felis margarita throughout its range in the deserts of northern Africa to central Asia. We present observations of the Sand Cat in the southern Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan, potentially preying upon a large bird and returning to the kill on subsequent nights. This record contributes to the knowledge about the feeding ecology and varied diet of the Sand Cat and its opportunistic hunting strategy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13492-13496
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Threatened Taxa
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4445.11.4.13492-13496
Publication status	Published - 12 Mar 2019

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Funding: The Ahmed bin Zayed Charitable Foundation.

Acknowledgements: The authors are funded by the Ahmed bin Zayed Charitable Foundation. We are grateful to Angie Appel for her insightful knowledge and valuable feedback, to Erasil Khaitov for his tracking expertise and extensive knowledge of the desert, and to the Emirates Bird Breeding Center for Conservation (EBBCC) for their support. We also thank the anonymous reviewers for their comments that helped improve the manuscript. Field research into Asian Houbara ecology is conducted under permissions from Gosbiokontrol, Uzbekistan.

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Insights into the feeding ecology of and threats to Sand Cat Felis margarita Loche, 1858 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in the Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan

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