自1946年以来,肯尼亚首次确认非洲金猫Caracal aurata

R. Hatfield, J. Mwaura, S. Musila, Liam O’Meara
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非洲金猫Caracal aurata (Temminck, 1827)是世界自然保护联盟红色名录“脆弱”物种(Bahaa-el-din et al., 2015b),被认为是非洲最不为人知的猫科动物(Bahaa-eldin et al., 2015a)。该物种局限于赤道非洲的森林栖息地,肯尼亚是该物种分布的东部极限(Butynski et al., 2012;Ray & Butynski, 2013)。C. aurata在肯尼亚的状况尚不清楚。到目前为止,唯一确认的记录是A. Toschi于1946年从茂森林的Ogiek部落收集的两张皮(Toschi, 1946;Butynski et al., 2012)。其中一张皮(登记号3369/332A)目前在肯尼亚国家博物馆(NMK)。来自该国的所有其他记录都是缺乏支持照片或标本的视觉记录(Butynski et al., 2012)。2019年5月19日,在阿伯达尔南部(南纬0°52'12.9144"和东经36°45'05.4684")的凯马-西卡公路(Kamae-Thika road)路段旁发现了一只死猫,可能是被车辆撞死的;图1)。立即鉴定为可能的C. aurata,并将其带到NMK (Accession No. 1)。nmk -妈- 192942)。在检查了标本后,并与该领域的专家进行了磋商(L. Bahaa-el-din)。通讯);丁恩斯基(p。通讯,);D.米尔斯(pers)(通讯)),标本被确认为C. aurata。这是自1946年以来肯尼亚首次确认的aurata记录,也是该物种在东非大裂谷以东的首次记录。本标本采自海拔2300 m左右的非洲山林竹林边缘地带。它是一只金黄色/红棕色的雌性(Bahaa-el-din et al., 2015;图2)体重和体型:体重:3.1公斤,头身长:60厘米,尾长:26.5厘米。这个标本看起来像是一只大小猫或一只
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The First Confirmed Record of African Golden Cat Caracal aurata from Kenya Since 1946
The African golden cat Caracal aurata (Temminck, 1827) is an IUCN Red List ‘Vulnerable’ species (Bahaa-el-din et al., 2015b) and is considered Africa’s least known felid (Bahaa-eldin et al., 2015a). This species is restricted to forested habitats in equatorial Africa, with Kenya at the eastern limit of the species’ distribution (Butynski et al., 2012; Ray & Butynski, 2013). The status of C. aurata in Kenya remains unknown. Until now, the only confirmed records are two skins collected by A. Toschi in 1946 from Ogiek tribesmen in the Mau Forest (Toschi, 1946; Butynski et al., 2012). One of the skins (Accession No. 3369/332A) is currently at the National Museums of Kenya (NMK). All other records from the country are sight records that lack a supporting photograph or specimen (Butynski et al., 2012). On 19 May 2019, a dead cat, presumably killed by a vehicle, was found beside the section of the Kamae-Thika road that bisects the Kieni Forest Reserve in the southern Aberdares (0°52'12.9144"S and 36°45'05.4684"E; figure 1). It was immediately identified as a possible C. aurata and taken to NMK (Accession No. NMK-MAM-192942). Upon inspection of the specimen, and in consultation with experts in the field (L. Bahaa-el-din (pers. comm.); T.M. Butynski (pers. comm,); D. Mills (pers. comm.)), the specimen was confirmed to be a C. aurata. This is the first confirmed record of C. aurata for Kenya since 1946, and the first record of this species east of the Eastern Rift Valley. This specimen was collected ~2300 m above sea level in Afromontane forest at the edge of the bamboo zone. It was a female of the golden/reddish-brown morph (Bahaa-el-din et al., 2015a; figure 2) with the following weight and body measurements: weight: 3.1 kg, headbody length: 60 cm, and tail length: 26.5 cm. This specimen appears to be a large kitten or a
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