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Grey Wild Cat
Genus species - Felis Ocreota Caffra
Sub fam - Felinae
Fam - Felidae
Suborder - FISSIPEDA
Order - CARNIVORA
KM-14301 ♀, 31 July 1946, Changu, S.of MPOFU, Noto-Beto Dist, W. Lake Nyasa,
3100', Shortridge, 568, 3/10, 132, 61.
Desc - Head - whitish on head above nose, ears
rusty red on outside, head above streaky
grizzled brownish grey black, below chin
and throat whitish,
Body - a light grizzly grey brown black
above sides with reddishous trige, below
whitish ruffeous,
Tail - 1/2 length of body, grey grizzled,
black-tipped, 5 black rings toward
tip half.
Legs - a light whitish grey with faint
black ring (4 or 5), footpads black,
forefoot with 4 toes and claws, a fifth toe
upon side of foot, 4 toes with claws on
hind feet, legs buffish white around.