How many levels of protected animals are leopard cats?

The size of the leopard cat is similar to that of the ordinary domestic cat, and the fur is more colorful. The leopard cat in the south is yellow and the northern cat is silver gray. The chest and abdomen are white. The spots of leopard cats are usually black. Leopard cats are not common, or national protected animals, so how many levels of protected animals are leopard cats?

First, what level of animal protection is the leopard cat?

Wild leopard cat is a national second-class protected animal, which is listed in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) 2012 Red list of Endangered species ver 3.1-non-Endangered (LC). Listed in the Red Book of Endangered Animals in China: vulnerable. Listed in the Washington Convention CITES Ⅱ for animal protection.

Second, the characteristics of leopard cats

Leopard cats are slightly larger than domestic cats, with a body length of 36-90 cm, a tail length of 15-37 cm, a weight of 3-8 kg, and a tail length of more than half of their body length. The head is round. There are four brown stripes from the head to the shoulder and a white stripe on the inner edge of each eye. There are yellowish spots on the back of the ear and light brown body hair on the back of the body, covered with brown to light brown spots. The chest, abdomen and the inside of the limbs are white, with brown spots or semicircles on the back of the tail, and the tail is black or dark gray.

Second, the living environment of leopard cats

Leopard cats mainly live in mountain forest areas, suburban thickets and forest-edge villages. The altitude of the distribution can be distributed from the low-altitude coastal zone to the alpine forest area at an altitude of 3000m. The quantity is the most in the semi-open sparse shrub habitat, the dense primeval forest, reclaimed plantation (such as rubber forest, tea forest, etc.) and open plain farmland are less, arid desert and sand dunes are almost undistributed.

Leopard cat is a national protected animal, very rare, and can not be bought as a pet cat at will. If you encounter a wild leopard cat, you should report to the police in time to protect rare wild animals.