PhoenixSerenity#New #genetic analysis has "#revealed a #unique #genetic strain to the #WildCats " found in the #remote #forest undergrowth of northern #Corsica , it confirmed.
Genetic sampling clearly distinguishes the ring-tailed #Corsican #CatFoxes from mainland forest #felines & domestic #cats , said the OFB in a statement."
#French office for #Biodiversity (OFB).
Mysterious Corsican 'cat-fox' revealed as unique species
The elusive striped "cat-fox" familiar mostly to Corsican shepherds and as a source of intrigue to scientists, is indeed its own species specific to the French Mediterranean island, the French office for Biodiversity (OFB) announced Thursday.