Sand Cat Habitat Map
Habitat includes dry deserts.
Sand cat habitat map. Africas Sahara desert throughout the Arabian peninsula. Sand cats live in three distinct regions of the world. They are found in very arid habitats with little to no vegetation.
Established in 1964 the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the worlds most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal fungi and plant species. Traps are set by people to kill foxes and wolves. Interactive map of the Sand Cats range by the IUCN Red List.
The study area consists mainly of sand dunes with sparse scrub vegetation. Sand cats habitat suitability map was generated by linear combination of the standardized and relatively weighted NDVI and BI indices and then categorized into five classes of most suitable. Conditions are extreme in the desert and temperatures can reach 124ยบ F.
Habitat Sand Cats live in the deserts of north Africa and south west Asia. Native to Africas Sahara Desert. Habitat degradation is the biggest threat for Sand cats in the wild.
They are nocturnal in their native habitat. Why are deserts important. They are a pale yellow color with a ringed tail.
The sand cats ears are large and set widely apart and low on the sides of the head. They are solitary outside of mating season. Interactive map of the Black-footed Cats range by the IUCN Red List The Black-footed Cat Felis nigripes distribution is limited to the arid habitat of three countries in southern Africa.