Sand Cat Habitat Needs

Africas Sahara desert throughout the Arabian peninsula.

Sand cat habitat needs. Goodman and Helmy 1986 Primary Diet. Sand cats live exclusively in desert regions. Habitat of the sand cat.

Instead they live in dry sandy plains and rocky valleys. Prey capture is facilitated by the sand cats highly sensitive ears which are large and triangular and capable of detecting noises from animals both above and below the surface of the sand. The sand cat is the only felid found primarily in true deserts.

This animals sand colored coat is hard to see against dry bushes and sand and acts as protection for it. And in parts of central Asia. These felines also prefer a very dry arid habitat with little vegetation as well as flat or rolling terrains.

They are found in very arid habitats with little to no vegetation. However some diurnal activity in Arabia was recorded especially in winter when conditions were cooler. Its head-and-body length ranges from 3952 cm with a 2331 cm long tail.

This video narrated in French shows the dry flat desert habitat of the Sahara occupied by the African Sand Cat also known as the Sand Dune Cat. They inhabit dry plains and rocky valleys where surface temperatures can reach 124 degrees Fahrenheit during the daytime dropping to as low as 31 degrees Fahrenheit at night. The Sand cat hides leftover food in the sand.

The sand cat also known as the sand dune cat is a small wild cat that inhabits sandy and stony deserts far from water sources. Prey provide the sand cat with the fluids they need to live in places where there is little water. Bunaian et al 1998.