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Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History, 2009, Nr 7, pp. 135-157
European wild cat, Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777 (Felidae, Carnivora, Mammalia), in
Ukraine (distribution, population structure and new findings)
Schevchenko L. S., Peskov V. N.
Summary:
Summarized literature data and original data for the wild cats distribution in Ukraine. New
findings of the specie in Vinnitsa and Kirovograd oblast are the evidence of the specie natural
habitat extension for about 300 km in East direction over the borders of historically known
regions i.e. Carpathians, Dnestr river adjacent areas and Danube river delta. Results of the
comparatory-morphological studies of the wild cats skulls collection has shown that the majority
of the samples from Ukrainian territory (up to 70 %) is presented by hybrid specimens
and only 30 % of them are “pure” F. s. silvestris. The final decision on Ukrainian population
structure requires encouragement of more broad materials and modern study methods including
genetic ones.
Keywords:
Felis silvestris, new finds, feral domestic cats, cranial chracteristics, hybrid
forms, population structure, natural habitat extension, Ukraine..
summary ukr., summary eng, pdf
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