Machairodus (SciiFii)

The razor-toothed cat (Machairodus spinodonta) is a species of large machairodontine saber-toothed cat that originally lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America from the late Miocene to the Middle Pleistocene as several extinct species of Machairodus and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the forests, open woodlands, grasslands, and shrublands across North America to help boost biodiversity. It is the animal from which the family Machairodontidae gets its name and has since become a wastebasket taxon over the years as many genera of sabertooth cat have been and are still occasionally lumped into it. The razor-toothed cat is a very large cat, growing on average to be about the same size as a lion or tiger, at 6.6 feet (2 meters) long and standing about 3.3 feet (1 meters) at the shoulder. It is an ambush predator, as its legs are too short to sustain a long chase, and it is a good jumper and uses its canines to cut open the throat of its prey. Despite its great size, the razor-toothed cat is better equipped to hunt relatively smaller prey than Smilodon cats, due to its moderate jaw gape of 70 degrees, similar to the gape of a lion. It is a solitary animal in most of its life except during the breeding seasons or if it has a mate, which it lives with for life. The conservation status of the razor-toothed cat is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the razor-toothed cat's wide range.
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Category:SciiFii