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Context:

The decline of feline species around the world, including iconic big cats like snow leopards, is a pressing concern for conservationists. Snow leopards have an elusive nature and are found in the high mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

About Pallas's Cat

• Pallas's cat or manul (Otocolobus manul) is a small long-haired cat (family Felidae).
• Pallas' cat was named after Peter Simon Pallas, who first described it in 1776 from specimens collected near Lake Baikal in Russia.

Distribution:

• They are found mainly in Central Asia, with their spread to western Iran, Mongolia, China, Russia (on the border of Mongolia and China), Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
• In these areas, these cats inhabit mountain plains and semi-desert foothills.

Features:

• It is a soft-furred animal about the size of a domestic cat and is light silver-gray or light brown.
• Head and body length ranges from 45 to 60 centimeters with an additional 23–30 cm for the tail; weight ranges from 2.5 to 3.5 kilograms.
• The Pallas cat is characterized by a foreign head with high-set eyes and low-set ears.
• The end of its tail is ringed and tipped in black, and some individuals have vague, dark markings on their bodies.
• The undercoat is about twice as long as the topcoat and may represent an adaptation to the cat's habitual lying and crouching on the cold ground.

Protection status:

• IUCN Red List: Classified as "Least Concern" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. 
• CITES: Annex II (Appendix II includes species that are not necessarily currently threatened with extinction but may become so without trade regulation. Trade in specimens of these species is permitted, but it is subject to certain controls to ensure that it is not detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild.)

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