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Hickisch, R.; Aebischer, T.
African golden cat, caracal and serval in the Chinko/Mbari Drainage Basin, CAR
2013 Cat News (58): 22-23
We report here that all three species of the caracal lineage were recorded in the same area of the Chinko/Mbari drainage basin of eastern Central African Republic. Using camera traps, we recorded the African golden cat _Profelis aurata _three times at one site, 190 km north of its currently recognised range. The caracal _Caracal caracal_ was recorded once, 250 km south of its recognised range and 7 km from where the golden cat was recorded. Finally, the serval _Leptailurus serval_ was recorded on 12 events, 4 km from where the golden cat was recorded. The indication of this sympatric presence of all three species of the caracal lineage has not been reported for many (if any) areas in Africa and is worth further investigation.
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