leopard cats

Leopard Cat Facts

Leopard Cat Facts

Common Name: Leopard CatKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Felinae (Prionailurus) P.b. euptilura Amur Leopard CatSpecies: bengalensisMisc: This cat has been the subject of long debate as to its taxonomic status. There are numerous subspecies that some feel should be classified as individual species in their own right and other species that are felt…

Trick E

Trick E

TRICK E Male Amur Leopard Cat DOB 4/15/01  DOD 7/27/14   Trick E is one of the only Amur Leopard Cats born in this hemisphere since the year 2000 according to ISIS. These cats have been recommended for phase out by the Felid TAG to make room for “more important cats”. There were only 11 left on this…

Mr E

Mr E

  MR E Male Leopard Cat DOB 6/30/00 – 5/27/14   We quit breeding cats in 1997 when our Co-Founder disappeared.  We spent the next 3 years building better Cat-A-Tats for our 200 residents. We neutered and spayed all of the bobcats, cougars and lynx first. We had a pair of Amur Leopard Cats who…

Zander

Zander Male Bengal Cat 1/1/93 to 8/25/10 Arrived 8/20/00 Zander likes his privacy and prefers the company of his wild companions to that of his keepers. Zander’s distrust of people and his aloofness are typical of the wilder personalities possessed by most bengal cats. His boundaries are respected and he has the freedom to lounge…

Shanghai Leopard Cat

Shanghai Leopard Cat

Shanghai Male Leopard Cat DOB 1991 – 2/4/2010 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 9/25/96 Shanghai arrived at Big Cat Rescue on 9/25/96. He arrived with a missing ear and was crippled because of a cat fight, but he has since blossomed into a remarkably beautiful cat despite his defects. He never had any fur below…

Zazu

Zazu

Zazu   Female Leopard Cat Date of Birth: 1980-1999 Zazu may have been shy, but she was brave to have lived her life of confinement with dignity.  (no actual photos of Zazu) More Memorials at https://bigcatrescue.org/category/memorials/