Andean cat - Andean cat (English spelling)

Japanese: アンデスネコ - あんですねこ(英語表記)Andean cat
Andean cat - Andean cat (English spelling)

It is a member of the Felidae family of the Carnivora order of the Mammalia class. It is found in the Andean highlands of northern Chile, southern Peru, southwestern Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina, living on rocky ground at around 5,000 meters above sea level. Its body length is 70-75 cm, and its tail length is around 45 cm. Its body is not shiny orange-brown like other cats, but is gray-brown and whitish with orange-brown markings and a yellowish-brown ring on its tail. Its fur is thick and smooth like velvet. Little is known about its habits, and it is known to prey on rodents such as chinchillas and birds that live in high mountains. It is difficult to raise, and the only records of one surviving for a year and several months have been recorded.

[Tadaaki Imaizumi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱食肉目ネコ科の動物。チリ北部、ペルー南部、ボリビア南西部、アルゼンチン北西部のアンデス高地に分布し、海抜5000メートル前後の岩地に生息する。体長70~75センチメートル、尾長45センチメートル前後である。体はほかのネコ類のように光沢のある橙(とう)褐色でなく、灰褐色で白っぽく、橙褐色の斑紋(はんもん)があり、尾には黄褐色の輪がある。毛は厚くビロード状に滑らかである。習性はほとんど知られず、わずかに、チンチラなどの齧歯(げっし)類や高山にすむ鳥類を捕食することが知られている。飼育がむずかしく、1年数か月生存した記録があるだけである。

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