Caracal, Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776)

Fig. 12

In the course of this research it was possible to examine only one stuffed specimen, still conserved in the collection of the Palmyra Archaeological Museum (PAM). According to Ali Tahr (pers. comm. 1994) it was captured locally between 1970 and 1980.

Figure ||. • Jungle cat, Felis chaus Gueldenstaedt, 1776; · Sand cat, Felis margarita Loche, 1858 .