Rusty-Spotted Cat:
The Rusty-spotted Cat, a rare and one of the world’s smallest cats, was recently spotted in the Shergarh forest of Baran district in Rajasthan.
- Rusty-Spotted Cat is the world’s smallest and lightest known cat.
- Scientific Name: Prionailurus rubiginosus.
- The species has been recorded in dry deciduous and semi-deciduous forests in northern and central India, Western Ghats, Kachchh and Rajasthan, and peninsular India, besides Nepal and Sri Lanka.
- Conservation Status: IUCN Red List: Near Threatened.
