Black-footed Cat

The black-footed cat has a soft and dense coat, and like other felines, its coat color ranges from light golden to reddish brown. The coat is usually dotted with dark brown or black stripes or spots on it, of which the chin, chest and the inner side of the limbs are light-colored, and the tail will have black stripes similar to tiger spots, and the tip of the tail is mostly black. In addition to this, the fleshy pad of the black-footed cat is also black with long black hairs on it, which are designed to prevent the black-footed cat from burning on the sand.

Because the black-footed cat has black feet, it is known as the black-footed cat, and with an average weight of 1.6 kg, it is one of the smallest cats in the feline family. The average weight of the female black-footed cat is usually 1.3 kg; while the male black-footed cat is slightly larger, weighing about 1.9 kg. Black-footed cats have a body length of about 36 cm to 52 cm, a tail length of 13 to 20 cm, and a shoulder height of 25 cm.

Habitat of the black-footed cat

The black-footed cat is a species endemic to southern Africa, and generally lives in open, short grass habitats, arid savannas, shrublands and semi-desert areas.

Black-footed cat's feeding habits

Although small in size, the black-footed cat can hunt animals several times larger than itself, for example, it can hunt lambs four times larger than itself, but the black-footed cat usually mainly preys on small prey, such as birds, and also preys on invertebrates, reptiles, insects, etc. Because of the high success rate of predation, it is known as the king of feline killers.