After recovering from a car-accident an Iriomote wild cat was released again into the wild : Ryukyu Shimpo – Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news An Iriomote wild cat released back into the wild after recovering from injuries in a car accident
Are the any in captivity then? I assume not based on your comment about photographing them. Something or someone like Durrel needs to get onto them.
The only captive animals have been those occasionally found in rescue/rehabilitation centres for animals injured by vehicles - none are on public display. By the by, this is the best footage of the taxon I have found online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wMGDZIzjd0
Bad news from Iriomote Island : Iriomote Cat killed in traffic accident on Iriomote island for third time this year
When the Iromote wild cat was discovered, it was placed in its own genus, Mayailurus. The last I heard, it was a subspecies of the leopard cat, but the article says it is a species. Has there been another change or has the journalist made a mistake?
It's a case of consensus not being entirely settled between three options: 1) Distinct species within Prionailurus 2) Distinct subspecies within Prionailurus bengalensis 3) Synonymous with Amur Cat (P. b. euptilura) The only agreement is that Mayailurus is invalid.
