Servals are native to a wide area throughout Africa.
The serval is high-legged and lightly built and is easily recognized by its very large, oval ears. Servals have a typical shoulder height of 40 to 65 cm, a body length of 70 to 95 cm and a tail from 36 to 45 cm in length. The coat is pale yellowish buff to reddish yellow, with black markings consisting either of large spots that tend to merge into longitudinal stripes on the neck and back, or of nume rous small spots which give it a speckled appearance. The ears are black with very distinct white eye-marks in the back. The serval is very agile and pliable.