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Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
| Subject: | Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
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File Size: 154428 Bytes
Date: 2006:11:23 11:13:37
Camera: NIKON D200 (NIKON CORPORATION)
F number: f/4.0
Exposure: 10/500 sec
Focal Length: 750/10
Upload Date: 2006:11:28 21:45:18
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The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. Fishing cat populations are threatened by destruction of wetlands and declined severely over the last decade. Fishing cats live foremost in the vicinity of wetlands, along rivers, streams, oxbow lakes, in swamps and mangroves. The fishing cat is the state animal of West Bengal.
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Scientific Name: Prionailurus viverrinus (Bennett, 1833)
Common Names:
English – Fishing Cat
French – Chat Pêcheur
Spanish – Gato Pescador
Synonyms:
Felis viverrina Bennett, 1833
Prionailurus viverrinus rhizophoreus Sody, 1936 |
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