Felis margarita harrisoni
| Felis margarita harrisoni | |
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| An Arabian sand cat at Osnabrück Zoo, Germany. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Felis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | F. m. harrisoni
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| Trinomial name | |
| Felis margarita harrisoni | |
Felis margarita harrisoni is a subspecies of the sand cat known as the Arabian sand cat that is native to the deserts of the Arabian peninsula and Jordan.[1][2] Between July 2000 and September 2001, it was also recorded in the central Syrian desert, close to the ruins of Palmyra.[3]
Several sand cats were recorded in the western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi between April and December 2015, after an absence of sightings for ten years.[4]
The captive population kept in European zoos is offspring of 18 founders.[5]
References
- ^ Hemmer, H.; Grubb, P.; Groves, C. P. (1976). "Notes on the sand cat, Felis margarita Loche 1958". Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde. 41: 286–303.
- ^ Hemmer, H. (1978). "Nachweis der Sandkatze (Felis margarita harrisoni Hemmer, Grubb und Groves, 1976) in Jordanien". Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde. 43: 62–64.
- ^ Serra, G.; Abdallah, M. S.; Qaim, G. A. (2007). "Occurrence of Rüppell's fox, Vulpes rueppelli, and sand cat, Felis margarita, in Syria". Zoology in the Middle East. 42 (1): 99–102. doi:10.1080/09397140.2007.10638252.
- ^ Ahmed, S.; Al Zaabi, R.; Soorae, P.; Shah, J. N.; Al Hammadi, E.; Pusey, R.; Al Dhaheri, S. (2016). "Rediscovering the Arabian sand cat (Felis margarita harrisoni) after a gap of 10 years using camera traps in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates". European Journal of Wildlife Research. 62 (5): 627–631. doi:10.1007/s10344-016-1035-8.
- ^ Witzenberger, K. A.; Hochkirch, A. (2013). "Evaluating ex situ conservation projects: Genetic structure of the captive population of the Arabian sand cat" (PDF). Mammalian Biology. 78 (5): 379–382. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2013.03.001.
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