文献类型：期刊文献

中文题名：宁夏中卫沙坡头国家级自然保护区发现亚非野猫

英文题名：Afro-Asiatic wildcat(Felis lybica)found in Zhongwei Shapotou National Nature Reserve,Ningxia

作者：王秀磊[1] 张波[2] 常青[2] 孙向波[2] 周佺[2] 张素娟[2] 李佳[3]

第一作者：王秀磊

机构：[1]中国林业科学研究院森林生态环境与自然保护研究所,生物多样性保护国家林业和草原局重点实验室,北京100091;[2]宁夏中卫沙坡头国家级自然保护区管理局,中卫751700;[3]中国林业科学研究院生态保护与修复研究所,荒漠生态系统与全球变化国家林业和草原局重点实验室,北京100091

年份：2025

卷号：45

期号：4

起止页码：553-558

中文期刊名：兽类学报

外文期刊名：Acta Theriologica Sinica

收录：;北大核心:【北大核心2023】；

基金：2023年中央财政林业草原生态保护恢复资金“沙坡头国家级自然保护区国家重点野生动植物保护项目”。

语种：中文

中文关键词：亚非野猫;红外相机;宁夏;分布;新记录

外文关键词：Felis lybica;Camera trapping;Ningxia;Distribution;New record

分类号：Q958.3

摘要：野猫(Felis silvestris Schreber,1777)隶属于食肉目(Carnivora)猫科(Felidae)猫属(Felis),是一种广泛分布于欧亚非大陆的小型猫科动物(Yama‐guchi et al.,2004)。根据不同地理种群之间存在的形态特征和遗传差异,传统上认为野猫有3个亚种,分别为野猫欧洲亚种(F.s.silvestris)、非洲亚种(F.s.lybica)和亚洲亚种(F.s.ornata)(Nowell and Jackson,1996)。野猫欧洲亚种毛色浅色至深灰褐色,背部和两侧具有明显深黑色条纹,尾端黑色,蓬松呈圆型;野猫非洲亚种毛色多为浅棕褐色或浅黄褐色,部分个体耳背染砖红色,背部和两侧具有深黑色条纹或模糊斑点,尾端黑色呈锥形;野猫亚洲亚种与非洲亚种毛色、尾端相似,最大区别在于背部和两侧密布明显深黑色斑点,耳尖具有细小、深棕色毛簇(Yamaguchi et al.,2004;Hunter,2015)。
From October 2022 to December 2023,we deployed camera trapping survey of wildlife diversity in Ningxia Zhongwei Shapotou National Nature Reserve,Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,China.Our study obtained 79 independent detections of Afro-Asiatic wildcat(Felis lybica)across 35 sites in Shapotou Reserve.Morphologically similar to domestic cat(F.catus),the Afro-Asiatic wildcat is distinguished by its light yellow coat,white ventral belly,and irregular black spots covering the body,a key diagnostic feature distinguishing it from other wildcat lineages,which typically exhibit striped patterns.The ears stand up in a triangular shape with brown frown at the tips,and a tail marked by alternating black-and-white rings,tapering to a pointed tip.Listed as Endangered on Red List of China's Biodiversity and classified as a classⅡstate key protected wild animals in China,the Afro-Asiatic wildcat faces significant threats from habitat alteration,anthropogenic mortality,and genetic introgression due to hybridization with domestic cat.Historically,Afro-Asiatic wildcat has been restricted to deserts and arid grassland ecosystems in Xinjiang and Gansu,with no confirmed recent records in other regions of China over the past two decades.Our findings represent the first documented video evidence of Afro-Asiatic wildcat in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,providing critical insights into regional biodiversity and species conservation.This discovery not only enhances our understanding of the species'distribution in China but also establishes a foundational dataset for future research and conservation planning.