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Cat Name
Sand Cat
Sand Dune Cat
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Near Threatened
Population Trend Unknown
Closest Relatives
Black-footed Cat
Jungle Cat
Pallas cat
Wildcat
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Felis
Species: Felis margarita
Subspecies
Felis margarita airensis
Felis margarita harrisoni
Felis margarita margarita
Felis margarita meinertzhageni
Felis margarita scheffeli (Pakistan)
Felis margarita thinobia
Felis margarita harrisoni
Felis margarita margarita
Felis margarita meinertzhageni
Felis margarita scheffeli (Pakistan)
Felis margarita thinobia
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System