Photographic record of the Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in southern Western Ghats, India
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We report the first report of the Rusty-spotted Cat from Walayan Reserve Forests, southren Westyern Ghats. This record is of interest as there are only very few confirmed records of this small cat from Kerala.
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