The most compact CAT

Black-footed cat - the smallest and lightest. He lives in southern Africa in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and Namibia. It inhabits open dry plains, steppes and savannas in the thickets of grass with scattered shrubs. There are two varieties of it: one that lives in the Kalahari Desert, lighter. Other - inhabiting dry grassy areas. It is colored brighter. Black-footed cat is very rare.

Black-footed cat - a small cat. Its weight is 1-1,9 kg, body length of males up to 43-50 cm, females - 36 cm. The length of the tail of 15-22 cm. Ears are small black-footed cat. The tail is short, to the lance. The skull is narrower than that of the Gobi desert and cats. On paws growing short fur that protects them from the hot sand and increases the tactile sensitivity of the touch paws.