Sand cat

Description

The sand cat (Felis margarita),also known as the sand dune cat,is the only cat living foremost in true deserts.This small cat is widely distributed in the deserts of North Africa,the Middle East and Central Asia.It was listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List since 2002 because the population was considered fragmented and small with a declining trend.It was downlisted to Least Concern in 2016