SPECIES OF MAMMALS OF THE PACIFIC AREA 



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Fig. 45 — Leopard Cat 



hairs are tipped with white, which gives a silver-gray appear- 

 ance. The white underparts generally have reddish spots, and 

 the head is often distinctly striped. The reddish brown tail is 

 quite short. The animal is rather short-legged in comparison 

 with East Indian cats and is the smallest one — about the size 

 of a small house cat. It is found from Malaya south into Su- 

 matra and Borneo. 



The Domestic Cat (Felis domestica) has been introduced on 

 many of the islands and has reverted to the wild state. The cat 

 on Timor, once named Felis megalotis, is now believed to be a 

 feral domestic cat. 



The Eurasian Lynx {Felis lynx) occurs on Sakhalin. It re- 

 sembles the American lynx. All lynxes may be distinguished 

 from other cats by their soft fur, bobbed tail, and tufted ears. 



