A papercraft of an endangered animal, the Leopard cat by Pepasweet
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July 02, 2023
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On the journey to become the top virtual idol, in addition to singing and playing games, Vtuber No15 Rescute from Taiwan also represents the leopard cat, contributing to promoting interest in and awareness of conservation of endangered animals included on the IUCN Red List.
Today's free Leopard Cat papercraft is part of the No15 Rescute paper model set designed by Pepasweet. You will only need one sheet of paper to make a cute model that is 11 cm tall.
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Learn more about this endangered animal. Not to be confused with Leopard. The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat native to continental South, Southeast, and East Asia. Since 2002 it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List as it is widely distributed although threatened by habitat loss and hunting in parts of its range.
Historically, the leopard cat of continental Asia was considered the same species as the Sunda leopard cat. As of 2017, the latter is recognised as a distinct species, with the taxonomic name Prionailurus javanensis.
Leopard cat subspecies differ widely in fur colour, tail length, skull shape and size of carnassials. Archaeological evidence indicates that the leopard cat was the first cat species domesticated in Neolithic China about 5,000 years ago in Shaanxi and Henan Provinces.
A leopard cat is about the size of a domestic cat, but more slender, with longer legs and well-defined webs between its toes. Its small head is marked with two prominent dark stripes and a short and narrow white muzzle. There are two dark stripes running from the eyes to the ears and smaller white streaks running from the eyes to the nose. The backs of its moderately long and rounded ears are black with central white spots. Body and limbs are marked with black spots of varying size and colour, and along its back are two to four rows of elongated spots. The tail is about half the size of its head-body length.
