Chinese mountain cat
Felis bieti
VulnerablePhoto: 西宁野生动物园 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mammalcarnivore
The grass cat, also known as the Chinese mountain cat, is a small wild feline found only in the high grasslands of western China. Its sandy-colored fur, faint stripes, and black-tipped ears help it blend into its rugged habitat above 2,500 meters.
- It lives exclusively on the Tibetan Plateau.
- Its ears are marked with black tips.
- It thrives in grasslands above 2,500 meters elevation.
GrasslandMountainAsia
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Felis bieti
- Habitat
- Grassland, Mountain
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)
