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Pallas's Cat
Otocolobus manul (Pallas's Cat · マヌルネコ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A body length of about 62 cm is about twice the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (29.7 cm), and a weight of 5 kg is one-quarter of a 20 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
- 💡 Its long fur and flat face resemble those of a domestic Persian cat (Smithsonian), and it has little direct connection with human economies (ADW).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
Pallas's Cat is a small wild cat about the size of a house cat that lives in dry grasslands and rocky areas across Central Asia from Turkmenistan to Russia.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its long, plush coat makes it look heavier than it really is, and its flat face and stocky build resemble those of a Persian cat. Its rounded ears are set low on the head so it can peer over rocks while keeping its ears hidden.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Small rodents and pikas make up 85.5% of its diet, along with lizards and birds. It mates from December to March and produces one litter a year of usually 3–6 kittens after a gestation of about 74–75 days.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2020) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15640/180145377
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1006010
- • iucnredlist.org — 180145377
- • wikidata.org — Q166794
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Otocolobus manul -Zurich Zoo-8a.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Felis manul
- • nationalzoo.si.edu — pallas-cat
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Margot Michaud · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.