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Despite being small, Pallas's cats are aggressive, in the manner of much larger cats. Both males and females The breeding season is relatively short due to the extreme climate in the cat's native range. Since 2017, the Cat Classification Task Force of the Cat Specialist Group recognises only two subspecies as Until the early 1970s, only two Pallas's cats were recorded in the In the 21st century, several Pallas' cats were photographed for the first time during Pallas's cats are solitary. ; wordpress_sec_[ID] - These are functional cookies that allows users to remain logged into the site. See more ideas about Pallas's cat, Manul cat, Wild cats. PHPSESSID - This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables, a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user between pages. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. It has been suggested that the positioning of these features is an adaptation for peering over rocky ledges; the supposition is that the cat thus exposes only a small part of itself to its prey of small mammals (such as pikas and rodents) and birds.

Pallas's cat conservation Project background. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Head and body length ranges from 45 to 60 centimetres (18 to 24 inches) with an additional 23–30 cm for the tail; weight ranges from 2.5 to 3.5 kilograms (5.5 to 7.7 pounds).

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Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Pallas's cat, also called the manul, is a small wild cat with a broad, but fragmented distribution in the grasslands and montane steppes of Central Asia. The iconic Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul) is, like it’s larger cousin the Snow leopard, a ghost of the high mountains.However, despite the Pallas’s cat’s popularity across social media for their unique character, they (like other small cats) suffer from a lack of conservation action and support. The Pallas's cat was first described in 1776 by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. It is negatively affected by habitat degradation, prey base decline and hunting. The Pallas’s cat is distinguished by a broad head with high-set eyes and low-set ears. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. This article was most recently revised and updated by

Pallas’s cat, also called Steppe Cat, or Manul, (Felis manul), small, long-haired cat (family Felidae) native to deserts and rocky, mountainous regions from Tibet to Siberia.It was named for the naturalist Peter Simon Pallas.The Pallas’s cat is a soft-furred animal about the size of a house cat and is pale silvery gray or light brown in colour. The stocky cat isn’t a fast runner, so when it senses danger, it freezes and crouches flat and motionless on the ground, and its fur helps it blend in with its surroundings. May 31, 2017 - Explore Dawn Post's board "Pallas's Cat", followed by 180 people on Pinterest.

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History at your fingertips The scientific name of Pallas’s cat, Otocolobus, is from Greek and means ‘ugly-eared.’ When Pallas first described this cat, he mistakenly suggested it was the domestic Persian cat’s ancestor, because of its stout build, long fur, and flattened face. The Pallas's cat has been hunted for its fur in relatively large numbers in As of 2010, there were 47 Pallas's cats in 19 member institutions of the .

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