Serval
Scientific name
Leptailurus serval
Lifespan
10 years in the wild, up to 20 years under human care
Range
Servals are native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Diet
Servals are entirely carnivorous and eat rodents, birds, and reptiles. Occasionally, servals will hunt larger prey such as flamingoes.
Social Structure
Servals are solitary outside of the mating season. Cubs stay with their mothers for only a year. Both males and females establish home ranges, which often overlap.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Threats in the Wild
Servals populations are currently stable in the wild, but they are vulnerable to habitat loss and degradation in their native range.
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