Sand Cat Habitat Needs

Habitat of the sand cat.

Sand cat habitat needs. Prey provide the sand cat with the fluids they need to live in places where there is little water. They are found in very arid habitats with little to no vegetation. If it gets too hot outside the sand cat will retreat to burrows.

It is essential that you work with the local people to make them more aware of the asset the sand cat that they have on their doorstep and to protect it. When temps become too extreme the sand cat will retreat to cooler burrows. They are found near the patches of sparse vegetation that can support their prey species and the cats have special adaptations to survive in the extreme desert conditions.

Sand cats live exclusively in desert regions. The smallest cat species in Arabia the sand cat Felis margarita is well adapted to its arid desert habitat obtaining all the water it needs from its food. Sand cats have a long history of living in North American zoos but have been poorly managed.

There are 4 subspecies of sand cat that can be found in northern parts of Africa and south-eastern parts of Asia. The sand cat also known as the sand dune cat is a small wild cat that inhabits sandy and stony deserts far from water sources. Africas Sahara desert throughout the Arabian peninsula.

Its foot pads are covered with thick hair. Its head-and-body length ranges from 3952 cm with a 2331 cm long tail. Sand cats live in sandy and stony deserts such as Sahara Arabian desert and deserts in Pakistan and Iran.

Prey capture is facilitated by the sand cats highly sensitive ears which are large and triangular and capable of detecting noises from animals both above and below the surface of the sand. Sand cats live in temperatures that sometimes rise to more than 40C 104F. Their prey provides most of the fluids they need to survive in arid habitat.