Leptailurus serval (carnivore)
Variant names: Felis serval

Mass: 10 kg based on Smithers 1978

Diet: carnivore based on Smithers 1978 and Stuart 1981

Abundance: 0.12 to 9.73% (median 1.93%)

Latitudinal range: -29.3° to 15.7°

Habitats: (9), tropical/subtropical savanna (5)

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Found in 14 samples

Burkina Faso: Arly National Park (2017)

Kenya: Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL1) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.1) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.2) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.3) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (DBS) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL3) (Holocene)

Nigeria: Gajiganna A (Holocene)

Republic of the Congo: Odzala-Kokoua National Park

Senegal: Diouboye (Holocene)

South Africa: Drakensberg Midlands, Bethlehem

Sudan: Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic) (Holocene)

Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass9670 kgN = 23Smithers 1978
♂ body mass11130 kgN = 23Smithers 1978
♀ ear length86 mmN = 23Smithers 1978
♂ ear length91 mmN = 23Smithers 1978
♀ hind foot length182 mmN = 23Smithers 1978
♂ hind foot length193 mmN = 23Smithers 1978
♀ tail length290 mmN = 23Smithers 1978
♂ tail length814 mmN = 23Smithers 1978
♀ total body length1097 mmN = 23Smithers 1978
♂ total body length1111 mmN = 23Smithers 1978

See also Leptailurus