Felis bieti Milne-Edwards, 1892

Chinese Dessert cat

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Rebecca Heinrichs, Fresno City College
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Tanya Dewey, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
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Heinrichs, R. 2001. "Felis bieti" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 25, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Felis_bieti.html. 

 

Chinese desert cats are fairly large in size compared to the common domestic cat. Head and body length ranges from 68 cm to 84 cm and tail length ranges from 29 cm to 35 cm. They have a stocky build with relatively short legs. The coat is yellowish gray in winter, and darker brown in summer. Distinctive markings consist of horizontal stripes on the sides of the body and legs, and distinct brown streaks across each cheek. The tail is also striped with 5-6 dark gray bands and has a black tip. The ears are yellowish brown on the outside; the tips specked with short hairs measuring 2 cm in length. This felid has hairy tufts growing between the pads of its feet (Cat Specialist Group of IUCN 1996; Guggisberg 1975; Lumpkin and Seidensticker 1991).

 
"Felis bieti Milne-Edwards, 1892". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/328664". Accessed 22 Mar 2010.