A general term for small wild cats, excluding domestic cats, belonging to the Felidae family of the Carnivora order, subfamily Felinae. Approximately 29 species are found all over the world, except Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Celebes and its eastern islands, most of the Philippines, mainland Japan, Madagascar, the West Indies, and islands in the Arctic. Most species are 34-110 cm in body length and 11-60 cm in tail length, but the lynx Felis lynx can reach a body length of 130 cm. The large puma F. concolor (illustration), which resembles a female lion, is 96-196 cm in body length and 53-79 cm in tail length, but is a member of the Felis genus, and the Iriomote cat Mayailurus iriomotensis is a separate genus, although it is called a wildcat. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
イエネコを除いた一般に小型の野生ネコの総称で,食肉目ネコ科ネコ亜科に属する。南極,オーストラリア,ニュージーランド,ニューギニア,セレベスとその東部の島々,フィリピンの大部分,日本本土,マダガスカル,西インド諸島および北極圏の島々などを除いた世界中に約29種が広く分布する。ほとんどのものは体長34~110cm,尾長11~60cmだが,オオヤマネコFelis lynxでは体長130cmに達する。また,雌ライオンに似た大型のピューマF.concolor(イラスト)は体長96~196cm,尾長53~79cmもあるがFelis属の一員であり,またイリオモテヤマネコMayailurus iriomotensisはヤマネコの名があるが別属である。
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