The first hybrids of the jungle cat ( " Felis chaus " ) and the domestic cat ( " Felis catus " ) may have been born in Egypt several thousand years ago.
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"' Himalayan jungle cat "'( " Felis chaus affinis " ) is a subspecies of the jungle cat that inhabits the Himalayan region ranging from Kashmir and Nepal to Sikkim and Yunnan.
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Other species that have been recorded in the south-western part of Zagros ranges like Darreh Shahr include jackal ( C . aureus ), fox ( Vulpes vulpes ), marten ( martes foina ), mongoose ( Herpestes ichneumon ), striped hyaena ( Hyaena hyaena ), jungle cat ( Felis chaus ) and wild pig ( Sus scrofa ).
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Based mainly on differences in fur length and colour he subordinated the specimens from Turkestan to Balochistan to " Felis chaus chaus ", the Himalayan ones to " F . c . affinis ", the ones from Cutch to Bengal under " F . c . kutas ", and the tawnier ones from Burma under " F . c . fulvidina ".
