Sand Cat Habitat And Food
Sand cat is carnivore meat-eaters.
Sand cat habitat and food. Sand cats are mostly carnivorous and eat a variety of prey such as gerbils sand voles hares spiders reptiles birds insects and venomous snakes. The sand cat hunts animals to eat prey at night when it is cooler. In North Africa the cat appears in numerous locations.
Its diet consists of small rodents insects birds lizards and snakes. The Sand Cat primarily occupies sandy deserts but has also been recorded in stony and rocky deserts. Sand Cats feed on rodents birds lizards and snakes and they are generally active throughout the night aided in hunting by their excellent night vision.
In Turkmenistan the sand cat was described as most abundant amongst extensive stabilized sand dunes and heavier clay soil habitats. Sand cat hides leftovers of food in the sand. It mainly inhabits largely the deserts of northern Africa.
The rare vascular plants that characterise sandy habitats and which will come to benefit from the Sand Life measures include sea holly wild thyme dwarf everlast. Up to 13 in captivity Ears. The Sand cat hides leftover food in the sand.
With its sandy to light grey fur it is well camouflaged in a desert environment. It starts to hunt when it gets dark and works all night until dawn. Sand Cats will also cover large kills with sand and return later to feed.
Vulnerable arid ecosystems are being rapidly degraded by human settlement and activity especially livestock grazing Allan and Warren 1993 Al-Sharhan et al. Its 57 cm short ears are set low on the sides of the head aiding detection of prey moving underground. Their home range may be to up to 16km2 62mi2.