Sand Cat Habitat Needs

Sand cats live exclusively in desert regions.

Sand cat habitat needs. Africas Sahara desert throughout the Arabian peninsula. The habitat is sandy and rocky with short sparse vegetation and is also inhabited by other desert animals such as vipers and. It can be found at syr darya river and kyzylkum desert etc.

In Turkmenistan the sand cat was described as most abundant amongst extensive stabilized sand dunes and heavier clay soil habitats. If it gets too hot outside the sand cat will retreat to burrows. They are found near the patches of sparse vegetation that can support their prey species and the cats have special adaptations to survive in the extreme desert conditions.

The sand cat also known as the sand dune cat is a small wild cat that inhabits sandy and stony deserts far from water sources. However some diurnal activity in Arabia was recorded especially in winter when conditions were cooler. Two populations exist one that is hybridized and another derived from an Israeli population.

They inhabit dry plains and rocky valleys where surface temperatures can reach 124 degrees Fahrenheit during the daytime dropping to as low as 31 degrees Fahrenheit at night. Number of sand cats decreased drastically in the past couple of decades due to habitat loss poaching. It is essential that you work with the local people to make them more aware of the asset the sand cat that they have on their doorstep and to protect it.

And in parts of central Asia. Harrisoni the race from the Arabian peninsula. This video narrated in French shows the dry flat desert habitat of the Sahara occupied by the African Sand Cat also known as the Sand Dune Cat.

Goodman and Helmy 1986 Primary Diet. This animals sand colored coat is hard to see against dry bushes and sand and acts as protection for it. When temps become too extreme the sand cat will retreat to cooler burrows.