2019年6月20日 · On the French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean, a strange, rarely seen beast stalks the night. Locals call it ghjattuvolpe - the cat-fox - and for the last decade, …

The Corsican wildcat is an isolated cat population of uncertain taxonomic status that has been variously regarded as a separate species of its own (as Felis reyi), a subspecies of the African …

2023年3月18日 · A genetic study has indicated that a mystery wild cat known to locals on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica as the "ghjattu volpe" ("fox-cat") is a distinct species.

2023年3月16日 · New genetic analysis has "revealed a unique genetic strain to the wild cats" found in the remote forest undergrowth of northern Corsica, it confirmed. Genetic sampling …

2023年3月23日 · Scientists first documented their existence in 1929 and may soon be able to declare them a new subspecies after almost 100 years thanks to new genetics research. …

2019年6月19日 · The cat-fox can only be found in a small sliver of the Asco forest in Corsica, a mountainous Mediterranean island located southeast of the French mainland. It might look just …

2019年6月19日 · These cat-foxes earned their name because of their size (slightly larger than an average domestic cat) and their tail decorations — most of them have two to four rings on their …

2019年6月19日 · The "cat-fox," known as the "ghjattu-volpe" in Corsican, is longer than a domestic cat with larger ears, "highly developed" canine teeth and a tail with two to four rings …

2023年12月25日 · Corsican wildcats, locally known as "cat-fox," once mythical, are confirmed as a distinct species through genetic studies, aiding conservation efforts. Read the article to learn …

2019年6月19日 · In the forest undergrowth of northern Corsica, two wildlife rangers open a cage to reveal a striped, tawny-coated animal, one of 16 felines known as "cat-foxes" in the area …