New Species of ‘Cat fox’ | 20 Jun 2019

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.