Sand Cats Habitat Description

Sand cats prefer a very dry arid habitat with little vegetation for which they are well adapted.

Sand cats habitat description. Sand cats live in sandy and stony deserts such as Sahara Arabian desert and deserts in Pakistan and Iran. Sand cats were obligate carnivores and nocturnal hunters. It is one of few wild cat species that occupies true desert habitat.

The subspecies in Africa is generally smaller than its Asian counterpart. Hairy foot pads help with traction on the loose sand and to insulate it from the extreme hot and cold temperatures of the desert. In the northern areas between the Aral and Caspian seas the sand cat occurs only sparsely in the more claylike desert soils of the Ustyurt and Mangyshlak regions.

The Sand cat hides leftover food in the sand. Its head-and-body length ranges from 3952 cm with a 2331 cm long tail. Sand cats footprints dont remain in the sand due to their furry paws.

These cats have been reported to have 2 litters per year in parts of their territory in both. Sand Cats Scientific Name. Faint black stripes on its sides.

Habitats Sand cats lived in small caves or burrows in deserts or steppes. The Sand Cat Felis margarita distribution is across the desert ranges of the Sahara in Africa the Arabian Peninsular and southwest Asia. Residential and commercial development biological resource use human pressures habitat loss and cross breeding with domestic cats.

Sand Cats are found in both sandy and stony desert. They become the prey of lizards small birds insects and snakes. The sand cat lives in areas far from water sources and is able to satisfy its moisture requirements from its prey.