It is illegal to hunt the sand cat in. In north africa, the cat appears in numerous locations. Living solitary lives except during the breeding season may mean that these cats are polygynous.
This Species Lives In North Africa, The Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Pakistan And The Countries Of Central Asia.
The sand cat is confined to sandy deserts such as the western sahara and those in the middle east and parts of asia. The magnificent arabian sand cat appears to have a widespread, though disjointed distribution. Sporadically distributed in sandy desert in the sahara region of north africa, through the middle east and arabian peninsula to turkmenistan, kazakhstan and pakistan.
The Primary Threat Of These Near Threatened Cat Species Is Humans, Increasing Size Of The Human Habitat And The Rapid.
Main predators of sand cats are wild dogs, snakes, birds of prey and humans. The home range of a single male sand cat can be over 35 km2 (the home range of females tends to be smaller). Sand cats are primarily nocturnal and prefer an arid habitat with little vegetation.
Habitats Range From Plains To Rocky Valleys.
Facts about the sand cat, arabian sand cat information, where the sand cat lives; Sand cats are listed as least concern on the iucn red list. 1976, nowell and jackson 1996).
(A Male Sand Cat In Morocco Was Recorded Walking 8.7 Miles / 14 Km In A Single Night.) Like Most Cats, The Sand Cat Is Solitary When Not Seeking A Mate.
They also are often killed in fox or jackal traps, and captured for illegal pet trade. Distribution map courtesy of iucn (international union for conservation of nature), compiled in 2016. It is the size of a domestic cat and the smallest of wild cats.
