Asiatic wildcat (Felis silvestris ornata) Desert Cat / Felis ornata
Date 1896
Source Lloyd's Natural History: "A hand-book to the Carnivora. Part 1, Cats, civets, and mungoose" by Richard Lydekker
Author Wyman & Sons Limited
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lydekker_-_Desert_Cat.JPG
The Asiatic wildcat (Felis silvestris ornata) is a wildcat subspecies that occurs from the eastern Caspian north to Kazakhstan, into western India, western China and southern Mongolia. It is also known as the Asian steppe wildcat and Indian desert cat.