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The title of the world's deadliest cat is actually held by a completely unknown and seemingly harmless inhabitant of the African savannahs – the black-footed cat (Felis nigripes). This smallest wild ...

Archaeologists have found the smallest cat species ever to roam the Earth. Discovered in a cave in China, it would have fit in the palm of a hand.

A brand new species of cat has been found in a fossil from a cave in China. Reportedly small enough to have fit in the palm of your hand, the cat – named Prionailurus kurteni – is thought to have ...

Along with the tiny-but-deadly black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) in Africa, these are the smallest cats that exist anywhere on Earth today.

Today, the smallest living wild cat species are the black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) and the rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus), which are about 13.7 to 20.4 inches (35 to 52 cm) and 13 ...

P rubiginosus and Felis nigripes are estimated to have a maximum head-and-body length of 48cm and 52cm, respectively.

Its size is comparable to those of the smallest modern cats like the rusty-spotted P rubiginosus of South Asia and the black-footed Felis nigripes of Africa, according to a study published in the ...

Chinese scientists have found the fossilised remains of what could be the smallest cat ever discovered – in the same cave where a family of 20 people lived around 30,000 years ago.