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Mountain cat can refer to: Puma concolor, also called cougar or Mountain lion Andean mountain cat, Leopardus jacobita Chinese mountain cat, Felis bieti
Mountain_cat
Small wild cat
The Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti), also known as Chinese desert cat and Chinese steppe cat, is a small wild Felis species with sand-coloured fur
Chinese_mountain_cat
Small wild cat
The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a small wild cat native to the high Andes that has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because
Andean_mountain_cat
Species of small wild cat
Turkestan and the Kopet Dag mountains to Afghanistan and Balochistan. Since 2017, the Cat Classification Task Force of the Cat Specialist Group recognises
Pallas's_cat
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
The cat (Felis catus), also called domestic cat and house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is a member of Felidae, the family of mammals
Cat
Wild cat species native to the Americas
catamount, a shortening of name "cat of the mountain", has also been in English use for Puma concolor and other wild cats since at least 1664. Panther is
Cougar
Family of mammals
the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid (/ˈfiːlɪd, -ləd/ FEE-lid
Felidae
Species of mammal
species is known by a variety of common names, such as ring-tailed cat, miner's cat, civet cat, and cacomistle (or cacomixtle), though as a relative of the
Ringtail
Small wild cat species (Felis margarita)
The sand cat (Felis margarita) is a small wild cat that inhabits sandy and stony deserts far from water sources. With its sandy to light grey fur, it
Sand_cat
Species of mammal in Asia
Ailurus is adopted from the Ancient Greek word αἴλουρος ailouros meaning 'cat'. The specific epithet fulgens is Latin for 'shining, bright'. The red panda
Red_panda
Genus of medium-sized wild cats
Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx and the bobcat) within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. The name originated in Middle English via Latin from the Greek
Lynx
Index of animals with the same common name
Polecat is a common name for several cat-like mustelid species in the subfamilies Ictonychinae and Mustelinae. Polecats do not form a single taxonomic
Polecat
Small wild cat
scientific name proposed in 1778 by Johann von Schreber when he described a wild cat based on texts from the early 18th century and before. In the 19th and 20th
European_wildcat
Species of small wild cat
(西表山猫, "Iriomote mountain cat"). In local dialects of the Yaeyama language, it is known as yamamayaa (ヤママヤー, "wild cat" or "forest cat"), yamapikaryaa
Iriomote_cat
Species of small, carnivorous mammal native to North America
the genus Pekania. It is sometimes referred to as a fisher cat, although it is not a cat. The fisher is similar to, but larger than, the American marten
Fisher_(animal)
Small wild cat native to Southern Africa
The black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), also called the small-spotted cat, is the smallest wild cat in Africa, having a head-and-body length of 35–52 cm
Black-footed_cat
Domesticated species of canid
attachment to, a companion animal". Earlier studies have shown that pet-dog or -cat guardians make fewer hospital visits and are less likely to be on medication
Dog
Species of mongoose from Southern Africa
colloquial Afrikaans word mier meaning 'ant' and kat, which means 'cat', hence an 'ant cat' referring to the meerkat's preying on ants and termites. A Dutch
Meerkat
Subfamily of Felidae
The Felinae or small cats are a subfamily of the Felidae distinguished by a bony hyoid, because of which they can purr but not roar. Other authors have
Felinae
Small wild cat species
The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat with dark spots on the tawny-coloured body and limbs. It has two dark stripes running from
Leopard_cat
Species of bear
in China today are dàxióngmāo (大熊貓; lit. 'giant bear cat'), or simply xióngmāo (熊貓; lit. 'bear cat'). As with the word panda in English, xióngmāo (熊貓)
Giant_panda
Small wild cat
tigrinus), also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat ranging from Central America to central Brazil
Oncilla
Asian mammal also known as a bearcat
Rusty-spotted cat (P. rubiginosus) Fishing cat (P. viverrinus) Felis Chinese mountain cat (F. bieti) Domestic cat (F. catus) Jungle cat (F. chaus) African
Binturong
Small wild cat
shrublands and grasslands. The African wildcat is the ancestor of the domestic cat (F. catus). Some African wildcats were domesticated about 10,000 years ago
African_wildcat
Small wild cat species native to South Asia
The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the cat family's smallest members. It is native to India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Since 2016, it
Rusty-spotted_cat
Small wild cat species
The Pampas cat (Leopardus colocola) is a small wild cat native to South America. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List as habitat conversion
Pampas_cat
Species of canine
even kill them, while one-to-one encounters tend to be dominated by the cat, who likewise will kill wolves. Wolves more broadly affect cougar population
Wolf
1939 novel by Rex Stout
Mountain Cat (a.k.a. The Mountain Cat Murders) is a mystery novel by Rex Stout, first published in book form in 1939. The story first appeared in the
Mountain_Cat
Medium-sized North American wild cat
red lynx, is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. Native to North America, it ranges from southern Canada through
Bobcat
Species of felid
(Herpailurus yagouaroundi); /ˌdʒæɡwəˈrʌndi/ or /ˌʒæɡwəˈrʌndi/ is a wild cat native to the Americas. Its range extends from central Argentina in the south
Jaguarundi
Species of feline mammal
The margay (Leopardus wiedii) is a small wild cat native to Mexico, Central and South America. A solitary and nocturnal felid, it lives mainly in primary
Margay
Variety of mammal
the ring-tailed cat and cacomistle. However, while both the white-nosed and South American coatis are common in captivity, mountain coatis are extremely
Coati
Small wild cat
The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. It has a deep yellowish-grey fur with black lines and
Fishing_cat
Species of the family Mustelidae
The less common name for the animal in Norwegian, fjellfross, meaning "mountain cat", is thought to have worked its way into German as Vielfraß, which means
Wolverine
Species of large felid
(Panthera uncia) is a species of large cat in the genus Panthera of the family Felidae. It is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia, ranging
Snow_leopard
Medium-sized wild cat
The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a wild small cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, where it inhabits grasslands, wetlands
Serval
Species of bear
within the Appalachian Mountains almost continuously from Maine to northern Georgia, the northern Midwest, the Rocky Mountain region, the West Coast and
American_black_bear
Medium-sized wild cat
The jungle cat (Felis chaus), also called reed cat and swamp cat, is a medium-sized cat native from the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Caucasus to
Jungle_cat
Genus of felid
secretive cats. They are also commonly known as cougars and mountain lions, and are able to reach larger sizes than some other "big" cat individuals
Puma_(genus)
Family of mammals
White-nosed coati, Nasua narica Nasuella Western mountain coati, Nasuella olivacea Eastern mountain coati, Nasuella meridensis Tribe Bassariscini Bassariscus
Procyonidae
Species of wild cat
The Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) is a medium-sized wild cat native to the northeastern Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and China. It has
Asian_golden_cat
Medium-sized mammal native to North America
thought the raccoon was related to many different species, including dogs, cats, badgers and particularly bears. Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy
Raccoon
Species group of mammals
Chinese mountain cat was placed within the wildcat lineage, being found to be more closely related to the Asiatic wildcat and the domestic cat than to
Wildcat
Species of bear
black bears were termed nekoguma, 'cat-bear'. Matagi communities believed that killing an Asian black bear in the mountains would result in a bad storm, which
Asian_black_bear
Species of mammal
encounter cats and may feed alongside them. In physical confrontations, the cats usually have the upper hand. Cases where red foxes have killed cats usually
Red_fox
Medium-sized wild cat
The caracal (Caracal caracal) is a wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is
Caracal
Subspecies of large cat
Innes Pocock was a leopard skin from Shaanxi. In 2017, the Cat Classification Task Force of the Cat Specialist Group subsumed P. p. japonensis to P. p. orientalis
Amur_leopard
Species of mammal
also known as the Andean bear, is a species of bear native to the Andes Mountains in northern and western South America. It is the only living species of
Spectacled_bear
Family of mammals
canids and are the essential differences that identify their clade. The cat-like Feliformia and dog-like Caniformia emerged within the Carnivoramorpha
Canidae
Species of feline
The bay cat (Catopuma badia), also known as the Bornean bay cat, is a small wild cat endemic to the island of Borneo that appears to be relatively rare
Bay_cat
Subspecies of carnivore
cougar subspecies in North America. It is the biggest cat in North America, and the second largest cat in the New World. It was once common in eastern North
North_American_cougar
Large feline of the genus Acinonyx
only four subspecies were identified. In 2017, the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group revised felid taxonomy and recognised
Cheetah
Species of mammal
physical characteristics of the gray wolf and the red fox, and as being "cat-like" on account of its long backbone and slender limbs. Historically, the
Dhole
Subspecies of mammals
the Felidae: The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group" (PDF). Cat News (Special Issue 11): 73–75. Soultan
Arabian_leopard
Small wild cat
The Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica ornata), also known as the Indian desert cat, is an African wildcat subspecies that occurs from the eastern Caspian Sea
Asiatic_wildcat
Genus of mammals (cats)
cat as the only member of the genus Otocolobus. Other scientists consider it also a Felis species. Several scientists consider the Chinese mountain cat
Felis
Species of medium-sized cat native to Eurasia
possible that other Medieval and Modern era references to "wild cats" and "cats of the mountain", as late as the 18th century, actually refer to Eurasian lynx
Eurasian_lynx
Genus of felines native to the Americas
or Atlantic Forest tiger-cat Leopardus jacobita, the Andean mountain cat Leopardus narinensis, the Nariño cat, Galeras cat, or red tigrina Leopardus
Leopardus
Small wild cat
The flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) is a small wild cat with short reddish-brown fur. Its head is elongated, and its ears are rounded. Its slender
Flat-headed_cat
Species of wild cat
leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), also called mainland clouded leopard, is a wild cat that has large dusky-grey blotches and irregular spots and stripes reminiscent
Clouded_leopard
Common name of mammals in the family Mephitidae
Relations: The other is a low animal, about the size of a little dog or cat. I mention it here, not on account of its excellence, but to make of it a
Skunk
Ferret-like mammal species
forest polecat, is a mustelid species occurring in Europe and the Rif mountains. It is of a generally dark brown colour, with a pale underbelly and a
European_polecat
Mammals of the families Viverridae and Nandiniidae and the genus Fossa
name “civet cat,” applied in popular usage to a variety of animals including actual civets, is inaccurate as a civet is not a form of cat. The African
Civet
Suborder of carnivores
is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats, hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia
Feliformia
Species of mammal
civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008
Asian_palm_civet
of the cat can be traced back to Near-Eastern and Egyptian populations of the African wildcat, Felis lybica, from which emerged the domestic cat (F. catus)
Domestication_of_the_cat
Small wild cat
Oncifelis guigna (Molina, 1782)". Wild Cats: status survey and conservation action plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. pp. 115–116. Archived
Kodkod
Small wild cat
Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a small wild cat native to the southern and central regions of South America. It is around the size of a domestic cat. It
Geoffroy's_cat
Leopard subspecies
the Felidae: The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group" (PDF). Cat News. Special Issue 11: 73–75. Anco, C
African_leopard
Species of wild cat
The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg
Ocelot
Species of canine native to North America
relying on a colony of feral cats as a food source. Over time, the coyotes killed most of the cats and then continued to eat the cat food placed daily at the
Coyote
South American mammal (Potos flavus)
plus Nasua (coatis), and another leading to Bassariscus (the ring-tailed cat and the cacomistle) plus Procyon (racoons); both appeared during the Miocene
Kinkajou
Domestic species of mammal
Prepared dry foods consisting almost entirely of meat (including high-grade cat food, although specialized ferret food is increasingly available and preferable)
Ferret
Subfamily of felids
the Felidae: The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group" (PDF). Cat News (Special Issue 11): 64−75. Sunquist
Pantherinae
Species of carnivore
from the French civette or the Arabic zabād or sinnawr al-zabād ("civet cat"). In Tigrinya: ዝባድ (zibad) In Akan: kankane In Luganda: Ffumbe, Effumbe
African_civet
Species of cat native to Africa and Asia
The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five extant cat species in the genus Panthera. It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots
Leopard
Order of mammals
into two suborders, the Feliformia, containing the true felids and several "cat-like" animals; and the Caniformia, containing the true canids and many "dog-like"
Carnivora
Species of mammal
pardinus) is one of four extant species of Lynx, a genus of medium-sized wild cats. It is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Fossils suggest that it has been
Iberian_lynx
Large cat native to the Americas
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas. Its distinctively marked
Jaguar
Leopard subspecies
A. & Kaveh, H. (2007). "Photos of Persian Leopard in Alborz Mountains, Iran" (PDF). Cat News. 46: 34–35. Farhadinia, M.; Mahdavi, A. & Hosseini-Zavarei
Panthera_pardus_tulliana
Small wild cat
The African golden cat (Caracal aurata) is a wild cat endemic to the rainforests of West and Central Africa. It is threatened due to deforestation and
African_golden_cat
Genus of carnivores
There are two extant species in the genus: the ringtail or ring-tailed cat (B. astutus) and the cacomistle (B. sumichrasti). Genetic studies have indicated
Bassariscus
Suborder of mammals
stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, the Feliformia ("cat-like" carnivorans), the center of diversification of which was in Africa
Caniformia
Large cat native to Africa and India
The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, currently ranging only in Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested
Lion
Species of canid endemic to Japan
with groans that have pitches resembling those of the domesticated cat. Like the cat, its back arches to intimidate other animals. It assumes a defensive
Japanese_raccoon_dog
Hybrid carnivore
domestic cat × Chinese Mountain Cat; hybridization found around the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in a manner similar to the Kellas cat. Unnamed: domestic cat × oncilla
Felid_hybrids
Species of feline
The marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) is a small wild cat native from the eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests up to an elevation
Marbled_cat
Species of semi-aquatic mammal
Basin in and adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado" (PDF). Otter Spirit. National Park Service: Rocky Mountain National Park, West Unit. Retrieved
North_American_river_otter
Species of carnivore
from Germany, of a beech marten killing a domestic cat, although there is also a report of a domestic cat killing a beech marten after a struggle lasting
Beech_marten
Leopard subspecies
Indian leopard was recorded in 1920, and belonged to a large, melanistic cat in the area of Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu. The black panther was said to have
Indian_leopard
Cat-like, carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar
FOSS-ə or /ˈfuːsə/ FOO-sə; Malagasy: [ˈfusə̥]) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran
Fossa_(animal)
Species of carnivore
The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Borneo and Sumatra. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since
Sunda_clouded_leopard
Genus of bears
to those of cats. This has not only inspired the scientific name [citation needed], but in Chinese the giant panda is called "large bear cat" (大熊猫, dà xióngmāo)
Ailuropoda
Leopard subspecies
Lu, Z. & Mc Shea, W.J. (2010). "Cats living with pandas: The status of wild felids within giant panda range, China". Cat News. 52: 20–23. Lovari, S.; Mori
Indochinese_leopard
Genus of carnivores
Acinonyx is a genus that is within the Felidae family, also known as the cat family. The only living species of the genus and most commonly known, the
Acinonyx
Species of mammal
water buffalo calves. Its competitors are the red fox, steppe wolf, jungle cat, Caucasian wildcat, the raccoon in the Caucasus and in Central Asia, and
Golden_jackal
Family of carnivores
viverrids and felids, as well as some smaller groups, forms the feliform (cat-like carnivores) clade. The evolutionary divergence between the herpestids
Eupleridae
Species of North American mammal
northeastern and midwestern United States, its distribution is limited to mountain ranges that provide preferred habitats. Over time, the distribution of
American_marten
Species of marten
primarily inhabiting the forest environments of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia. Its habitat also borders eastern
Sable
Genus of carnivores
studies have shown that the closest relatives of raccoons are the ring-tailed cats and cacomistles of genus Bassariscus, from which they diverged about 10 million
Procyon_(genus)
MOUNTAIN CAT
MOUNTAIN CAT
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mountain
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Peace; God of Mountain; Himalaya; One who Holds Mountain; King of Mountains
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mountain
Boy/Male
Hindu
Mountain
Boy/Male
Muslim
Mountain
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bunting.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mountain
Girl/Female
Muslim
Mountain
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Old French montagne ‘mountain’ (see Montagne).Irish : either of Norman origin, as 1, or an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Manntáin (see Manton 2).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Old French fontane, Middle English fontayne ‘fountain’; in some cases the name may have arisen from French habitational names (Fontaine, Fonteyne, Lafontaine) of the same derivation.
Boy/Male
Indian
Mountain
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mountain
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vyanshak | வà¯à®¯à®¨à¯à®·à®•
Mountain
Vyanshak | வà¯à®¯à®¨à¯à®·à®•
Boy/Male
Hindu
Mountain
Boy/Male
French
Mountain.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fountain.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mountain
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Like Amountain; A Powerful Mountain
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant spelling of Welsh Mostyn. Compare Mustian.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Montesh | மோநà¯à®¤à¯‡à®·
Mountain
MOUNTAIN CAT
MOUNTAIN CAT
Boy/Male
Tamil
Always
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Pantaleon, PANTALEONE means "all-merciful."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Latin
Lovable; Abbreviation of Amanda; Worthy of Being Loved; She Must be Loved
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Keisha, KISHA means "cassia," a bark similar to cinnamon.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Eighth' Lord Sandys.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Own Light; Gods Gift
Female
French
Feminine form of French Ambroise, AMBROSINE means "immortal."
Girl/Female
Biblical American Hebrew
Bitterness of the Lord.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Clear
MOUNTAIN CAT
MOUNTAIN CAT
MOUNTAIN CAT
MOUNTAIN CAT
MOUNTAIN CAT
n.
Fountain; source.
n.
A mountain.
n.
A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.
n.
A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.
a.
Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
n.
See Mountain soap, under Mountain.
n.
A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk.
n.
A mountain that shoots from any other mountain, or range of mountains, and extends to some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles.
a.
Produced on a mountain.
n.
The Chinese tree peony (Paeonia Mountan), a shrub with large flowers of various colors.
n.
A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink fountain in a printing press, etc.
n.
A range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the White Mountains.
n.
Mountain.
v. t.
To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.
n.
A small mountain.
n.
That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the mounting of a sword or diamond.
n.
A goatlike antelope (Haplocerus montanus) which inhabits the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; -- called also mountain goat.
a.
Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
n.
An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.
n.
That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe.