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The Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes) is a small wild cat distributed over South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. It is the smallest living species of cats (length 35 cm, plus 15 cm tail). The fur is sand-coloured and has leopard-like blackish spots. As the name implies, the feet are black. In South Africa this cat is sometimes called Anthill Tiger.
The habitat of this cat is arid regions, for instance the Kalahari Desert. There it hunts for rodents, lizardThis page is about Lizards the order of reptile. For alternate uses, see Lizard (disambiguation Many, see text. Lizards are reptiles of the order Squamata, which they share with the snakes. They are usually four-legged, with external ear openings and movas and insectSubclass Apterygota Symphypleona globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Palaeodictyoptera extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata ( dragonfls. Black-footed cats live solitarily and are active at night. In the daytime they hide under rocks and shrubs.
There are two subspecies: Felis nigripes nigripes in the western parts of southern Africa, and Felis nigripes thomasi. The latter has a slightly darker colour.
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