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| Gerngross, P.; G”tz, M.; Breitenmoser, U.; Molinari-Jobin, A.; Maronde, L. | |
| Categorisation of European wildcat records according to the SCALP scheme | |
| 2023 Cat News (78): 21-24 | |
For large-scale, e.g. range-wide species assessments, a collation of records of various kinds such as direct observations, photographs, dead specimens, indirect signs or genetic samples is generally used. However, assessing reported records is not straightforward for elusive species such as the European wildcat_ Felis silvestris_, which can furthermore be confused with the domestic cat _Felis catus_. Moreover, wildcat and domestic cat hybrids make the topic additionally complicated. In this article, we make a proposal on how to apply the so-called SCALP criteria for evaluating records, originally developed for the Eurasian lynx_ Lynx lynx_, to the European wildcat. |
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