Caracal

Caracal caracal · Felidae

The caracal is a wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, relatively short tail, and long canine teeth. Its coat is uniformly reddish tan or sandy, while the ventral parts are lighter with small reddish markings.

Where the Caracal lives

Recorded in South Africa, Israel, Kenya, Tanzania, Benin and Namibia (Africa and Asia).

Most records fall in Western Cape, HaDarom, Northern Cape, Coast, HaZafon and KwaZulu-Natal.

See the Caracal’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 2,382 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.