Leptailurus serval

E453391

Leptailurus serval is a medium-sized African wild cat known for its long legs, large ears, and exceptional hunting abilities in grassland and savanna habitats.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Leptailurus serval canonical 3
Leptailurus 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf species ⓘ
wild cat ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ
averageBodyLength 67–100 cm ⓘ
averageShoulderHeight 54–62 cm ⓘ
averageTailLength 20–45 cm ⓘ
averageWeight 9–18 kg ⓘ
binomialName Leptailurus serval ⓘ
canJumpHeight up to 3 meters ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor yellowish ⓘ
coatPattern black spots ⓘ
commonName serval ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
earAdaptation excellent hearing ⓘ
family Felidae ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber ⓘ
foundIn sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
linked to: Sub-Saharan Africa
genus Leptailurus ⓘ
linked to: Leptailurus serval
gestationPeriod about 74 days ⓘ
habitat grassland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
huntingStrategy pouncing ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity up to 20 years ⓘ
lifespanInWild about 10 years ⓘ
litterSize 1–4 kittens ⓘ
nativeTo Africa ⓘ
notableFeature large ears ⓘ
long legs ⓘ
short tail ⓘ
spotted coat ⓘ
order Carnivora ⓘ
parentTaxon Leptailurus ⓘ
linked to: Leptailurus serval
phylum Chordata ⓘ
prey frogs ⓘ
insects ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
rodents ⓘ
small birds ⓘ
protectedBy national legislation in several African countries ⓘ
socialBehavior solitary ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat loss ⓘ
illegal hunting ⓘ
usedInHybridization Savannah cat ⓘ
yearDescribed 1776 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Felidae → includes → Leptailurus serval ⓘ
Leptailurus serval → parentTaxon → Leptailurus ⓘ
linked to: Leptailurus serval
Leptailurus serval → binomialName → Leptailurus serval ⓘ
Leptailurus serval → genus → Leptailurus ⓘ
linked to: Leptailurus serval
Felinae → includesTaxon → Leptailurus serval ⓘ