European wildcat  (Felis silvestris grampia)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Information authenticated by Dr Pat Morris, with the support of the British Ecological Society
http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/

Glossary

  • Hybridisation: cross-breeding with a different species.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (May 2002) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. The Mammal Society wild cat fact sheet (August 2002) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/wildcat.shtml
  3. IUCN Red List 2000 (August 2002) http://www.redlist.org/
  4. The Environment Agency (1998) Species and Habitats Handbook. The Environment Agency, Bristol.
  5. Alderton, D. (1998) Wildcats of the world. Cassel Plc, London.
  6. Macdonald, D. W. & Tattersall, F. T. (2001) Britain's mammals- the challenge for conservation. The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Oxford University. www.wildcru.org
  7. IUCN Species Survival Commission. Cat Specialist Group. European wildcat species account (August 2002) http://lynx.uio.no/catfolk/sp-accts.htm
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