Pallas cat Slideshow
Cat Name
Pallas cat
Pallas's Cat
Manul
Steppe Cat
Manul
Steppe Cat
What They Look Like
With long bristly fur, Pallas Cats look a bit like a cross between a Persian Cat and a porcupine.
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Near Threatened
Population Decreasing
Closest Relatives
Black-footed Cat
Jungle Cat
Sand Cat
Wildcat
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Otocolobus
Species: Otocolobus manul
Subspecies
Otocolobus manul ferruginea (Red Manul)
Otocolobus manul manul
Otocolobus manul nigripecta
Otocolobus manul manul
Otocolobus manul nigripecta
Former/Disputed Classifications
Felis manul
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System
