Abstract
The Sand cat Felis margarita is largely nocturnal and inhabits desert areas in Arabia, Pakistan, the Sahara and Soviet Central Asia. This paper describes the taxonomic classification and status in the wild, and summarizes the history and management of the species in captivity. In the international studbook as at 31 December 1994 there were 79 Sand cats listed in 20 collections: 58 F. m. harrisoni and 21 F. m. scheffeli x F. m. harrisoni hybrids (Sausman, 1995).
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