The sand cat is a cat species, much like our house cats, that lives exclusively in desert habitats! Learn more sand cat facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Felis margarita
Range: northern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and southwest and central Asia
Habitat: deserts– from sand dunes to rocky outcrops
Size: 4.4 to 6.6 pounds (23 kg)
Diet: rodents, lizards, birds, insects (on occasion)
Threats: golden eagles, caracals, jackals, wolves, domestic dogs, etc.
Lifespan: 8+ years

MORE CAT FACTS ON ANIMAL FACT FILES
Serval Facts    • Serval Facts: the CAT with the LONGES...  
Ocelot Facts    • Ocelot facts: the fathand cat | Anim...  
Wildcat Facts    • Wildcat facts: they're basically wild...  

✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, their requests made first, exclusive content, and more! ✨
  / animalfactfiles  

There's more to learn! Exclusive videos on social media:
TikTok   / animalfactfilesyt  
Instagram   / animalfactfiles  
Twitter   / animalfactfiles  
Facebook   / animalfactfiles  


Sand Cat DESERT CAT 0:00
Sand Cat RANGE and BEHAVIOR 0:41
Sand Cat PREDATORS 1:20
Sand Cat BURROW 1:56
Sand Cat ADAPTATIONS 2:33
Sand Cat THREATS 3:06
Sand Cat LIFE HISTORY 3:38
Thanks! 4:00


Image and Video Credits:
siamesepuppy https://flickr.com/photos/siamesepupp...
Christopher Judd https://flickr.com/photos/79552817@N0...
zoofanatic https://flickr.com/photos/zoofanatic/...
Becker1999 https://flickr.com/photos/becker271/2...
Charlie Marshall https://flickr.com/photos/100915417@N...
youcos    • Arabian sand cat at Parc des Félins  
Charles Barilleaux https://www.flickr.com/photos/bontemp... ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/bontemp... ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/2678678...
Infraction No Copyright Music "Lucky Day"    • Upbeat Funk Retro by Infraction [No C...  
Infraction No Copyright Music "Sweet Funk"    • Upbeat Retro Funk by Infraction [No C...  

Research Credits:
https://itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/Si...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy...
https://academic.oup.com/mspecies/art...
https://link.springer.com/article/10....
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...
https://bioone.org/journals/journalo...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

#animalfactfiles
#sandcat
#sandcatfacts