Caracal caracal

E452747

species wild cat

Caracal caracal is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and India, known for its distinctive long black ear tufts and powerful, agile hunting abilities.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Caracal	4

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	species ⓘ wild cat ⓘ
activityPattern	mainly nocturnal ⓘ
averageLitterSize	1–3 kittens ⓘ
binomialName	Caracal caracal NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodyLength	about 60–105 cm ⓘ
CITESListing	Appendix I in some Asian range states ⓘ Appendix II elsewhere ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor	reddish-brown ⓘ
commonName	African lynx ⓘ caracal ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet	carnivorous ⓘ
earColor	black on back of ears ⓘ
earTuftsLength	up to about 5 cm ⓘ
family	Felidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Caracal ⓘ
habitat	dry woodland ⓘ savanna ⓘ scrubland ⓘ semi-desert ⓘ
huntingBehavior	can leap high to catch birds in flight ⓘ stalk-and-pounce predator ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	agile jumping ability ⓘ long black ear tufts ⓘ powerful hind legs ⓘ short reddish-brown coat ⓘ
order	Carnivora ⓘ
parentTaxon	Caracal NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
preysOn	birds ⓘ hares ⓘ hyraxes ⓘ rodents ⓘ small mammals ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior	polyestrous ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	males larger than females ⓘ
shoulderHeight	about 40–50 cm ⓘ
socialBehavior	solitary ⓘ
tailLength	about 20–34 cm ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threats	habitat loss ⓘ persecution by farmers ⓘ
usedFor	hunting birds in captivity in ancient Persia and India ⓘ
weightRange	about 8–19 kg ⓘ
yearDescribed	1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Felidae → includes → Caracal caracal ⓘ

EC725 Caracal → designationInFrenchService → Caracal caracal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caracal

Disclosure – Caracal (co-writer) → partOf → Caracal caracal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caracal

Disclosure – Caracal (co-writer) → associatedAlbum → Caracal caracal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caracal

Disclosure → studioAlbum → Caracal caracal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caracal