African Wildcat Male Skull Replica

Description

African wildcat male skull replica measures 3.6 x 2.4 x 1.6 inches. The Felis lybica skull is a museum-quality replica polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in the USA.

The fur of the African wildcat is light sandy gray. It sometimes shows a pale yellow or reddish hue. The fur becomes almost whitish on the belly and throat. Its ears have small tufts and range from reddish to grey. Long light-yellow hairs grow around the outer ear flap.

Dark ochre to black stripes patterns the face of this animal. Two stripes run horizontally on the cheek from the eye corner to the jaw. A smaller stripe runs from the inner eye corner to the nose. Another four to six stripes cross the throat area.

This species lives across Africa and around the edge of the Arabian Peninsula. Its range also extends into the Middle East as far east as the Caspian Sea. They inhabit a broad variety of natural environments. It thrives especially well in hilly and mountainous landscapes like the Hoggar Mountains.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Carnivora
• Suborder: Feliformia
• Family: Felidae
• Subfamily: Felinae
• Genus: Felis
• Species: F. lybica
• Binomial name: Felis lybica
• Conservation status: Least concern

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