Kuroashineko (English spelling) Black-footed Cat

Japanese: クロアシネコ - くろあしねこ（英語表記）Black-footed Cat

A small carnivorous mammal of the Felidae family with black soles. It lives in the arid regions of southern Africa. Its body length is 34-50 cm, its tail length 15-20 cm, and its weight 1.5-2.8 kg. It is a primitive species closely related to the African wildcat and the domestic cat, with a round face and small nose, but its body is smaller than those of the two, and the tips of its ears are slightly rounded. Its forehead has no dark stripes, but is dotted with small spots, and its forelegs have three to four prominent black bands. The rear of its hind legs is black. Its body is light yellowish brown with large black spots on its torso, lined up diagonally downward. The spots do not have a light color in the center, as in the Tsushima wildcat.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

足の底が黒い小型の食肉目ネコ科の哺乳類。アフリカ南部の乾燥地帯にすむ。体長34～50cm，尾長15～20cm，体重1.5～2.8kg。リビアネコやイエネコに近縁の原始的な種で，顔が丸く鼻鏡が小さいが，それらより体が小さく，耳介の先がやや丸い。額には暗色の縞がなく小さな斑点を散布し，前肢に3～4本の顕著な黒帯がある。後足の後面は黒色。体は淡黄褐色で胴に大きな黒い斑点があり，斜め下に向かって並ぶ。斑点はツシマヤマネコなどのように中央が淡色でない。

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