A photographic record of the Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in a forest plantation on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, India

M. Bubesh Guptha; M. Eric Ramanujam

doi:10.11609/jott.3239.9.5.10242-10245

Journal of Threatened Taxa (May 2017)

A photographic record of the Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in a forest plantation on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, India

M. Bubesh Guptha,
M. Eric Ramanujam

Affiliations

M. Bubesh Guptha: Pitchandikulam Bioresource Centre/ Pitchandikulam Forest Consultants, Auroville, Tamil Nadu 605101, India
M. Eric Ramanujam: Pitchandikulam Bioresource Centre/ Pitchandikulam Forest Consultants, Auroville, Tamil Nadu 605101, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3239.9.5.10242-10245
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 5
pp. 10242 – 10245

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We report sighting of Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus in Pondicherry along the coast of Tamil Nadu and its co-existence with the Jungle Cat Felis chaus.

Published in Journal of Threatened Taxa

ISSN: 0974-7893 (Print); 0974-7907 (Online)
Publisher: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology; Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: https://threatenedtaxa.org/

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