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Cuzin, F.
4.4.4. the African Wildcat,_ Felis silvestris_
2003  Full Book

The African Wildcat,_ Felis silvestris libyca_, thought to be the ancestor of the domestic cat, has long been considered as a species, distributed from Africa to Western Asia. Recently, this taxon has been included, as a subspecies, in the species Felis silvestris, whose distribution thus includes whose distribution includes Europe. This small cat is found in a wide variety of environments

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