Geographical Ambush range: predators:

RUSSIA Flat forehead and low ears to peek over bushes and rocks without being seen. KAZAKHSTAN MONGOLIA

KYRGYZSTAN PALLAS’S TAJIKISTAN Otocolobus manul

AFGHANISTAN IRAN FACT FILE PAKISTAN NEPAL CAT BHUTAN CHINA

Confirmed Possible range range

Habitat: © Cincinnati Zoo

Mountains and grasslands Hiding of Central Asia ground:

Pallas’s cats seek areas Up to 5000 metres / with rocky caves and 16,000 feet burrows to hide in

Small Diet: rodents Behaviour:

Pallas’s cats Birds Solitary and secretive choose habitats Active day and night rich in prey Shelters in rocky caves or empty burrows The small Marmots pika = 50% of Other Litter size: 2-6 kittens their diet small prey (born March – May) www.pallascats.org © Vincent Munier Physical Spot the Pallas’s cat! Threats: features: Hunted Poisoning of for their key prey species Pallas’s cats are a similar size to body parts (considered pet cats but can appear bigger due human pests) to their long, fluffy fur coats. Habitat loss Killed by through domestic increased dogs human activity Snow leopard

Global

© Ivan Rozhkov Pallas’s cat population: Around 15,000

Stone coloured coat to blend Yellow eyes Black spots in with their surroundings with round on forehead pupils Small Population: Long fluffy coat decreasing round ears to keep warm 2.5Kg-5Kg (5.5lbs-11lbs)

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Pallas’s cat conservation through research, education 50 – 62cm (20 – 24 inches) and strategic planning.