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Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 (caracal)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 224078

Alternative combinations: Felis (Lynx) caracal, Felis caracal, Lynx caracal

Belongs to Caracal according to W. E. Johnson et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Caracal aurata, Caracal serval

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 159.7, humerus length 123.1, radius length 121.2, skull length 130.1, tibia length 143.6, ulna length 121.7

Estimated body mass: 9.53 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length