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New Species of ‘Cat fox’

  • 20 Jun 2019
  • 1 min read

A new species of 'cat-fox' has been found in remote areas of the French island of Corsica.

  • The cats are bigger than a typical house cat, and have large, ringed tails and "highly developed" canine teeth. Because of their appearance, they are known locally as chat-renard, or "cat-fox".
  • It is different from the European wildcat, Felis silvestris silvestris.
    • The DNA report confirms it is close to the African forest cat, Felis silvestris lybica, but its exact identity is still to be determined.
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