Asiatic wildcat (Felis silvestris ornata) English: « Felis ornata » = Felis silvestris ornata (Asiatic Wildcat)
Français: « Felis ornata » = Felis silvestris ornata (Chat orné)
Date 1830-1832
Source Illustrations of Indian Zoology - volume 1
Author Thomas Hardwicke (1755–1835)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Hardwicke02.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.