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Lesser-known Felines Trivia Quiz

Here is a quiz on the not-so-famous members of the Felidae family. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by reptile1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
reptile1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
255,610

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1167

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where does the Geoffroy's cat live? Hint

Europe

Africa

South America

Asia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was the jungle cat trained for hunting wildfowl? Hint

India

Persia

Ancient Egypt

Greece

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is South America's smallest cat? Hint

kodkod

ocelot

jaguar

puma

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the marbled cat's main prey? Hint

Insects

Mammals

Birds

Fish

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is unusual about the margay? Hint

It can run head first down a tree

It lives in colonies

It likes to swim

It eats insects

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these will the ocelot hunt and eat? Hint

Bats

Armadillos

All of these

Small crocodillians

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which is true about the serval? Hint

It has the longest legs of any cat in proportion to its size

It lives in dense rainforest

It is native to South America

It steals kills from other carnivores

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 2002, the conservation status of the Spanish lynx was at which level? Hint

Extinct

No concern

Vulnerable

Critically endangered

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of the smallest wild cats in the world is which of these? Hint

The ocelot

The rusty-spotted cat

The caracal

The serval

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the largest species of lynx? Hint

Bay lynx

Spanish lynx

Persian lynx

Eurasian lynx

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where does the Geoffroy's cat live?

Answer: South America

The Geoffroy's cat lives from Chile to Argentina and is named after the French naturalist Geoffroy St. Hilaire.

2. Where was the jungle cat trained for hunting wildfowl?

Answer: Ancient Egypt

It has a big range, from the Middle East to most of Asia.

3. What is South America's smallest cat?

Answer: kodkod

It is an unusual feline about half the size of a large domestic cat.

4. What is the marbled cat's main prey?

Answer: Birds

Birds are its main prey but it also eats reptiles.

5. What is unusual about the margay?

Answer: It can run head first down a tree

This is thanks to its remarkable ankle joint. It can supinate through 180� enabling the margay to run head first down a tree.

6. Which of these will the ocelot hunt and eat?

Answer: All of these

This cat has a varied diet and also eats guinea pigs, snakes, insects and even land crabs.

7. Which is true about the serval?

Answer: It has the longest legs of any cat in proportion to its size

It also has very sensitive hearing, which helps it pinpoint the location of rodents in tall grass.

8. In 2002, the conservation status of the Spanish lynx was at which level?

Answer: Critically endangered

It was downgraded from Critically Endangered to Endangered in 2014 due to conservation efforts. From a population of over 3,000 in 1960 it fell to just 100 odd in 2005. It rose to over 300 in 2014.

9. One of the smallest wild cats in the world is which of these?

Answer: The rusty-spotted cat

It lives throughout India and Sri Lanka in rainforests.

10. What is the largest species of lynx?

Answer: Eurasian lynx

It weighs up to 20kg. The Persian lynx is another name for the caracal, a cat found in Africa. The bay lynx is the bobcat.

Source: Author reptile1

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