Endangered Sand Cat Information. The cats dig burrows or extend other animals' burrows where they live to escape the harsh desert conditions. The sand cat felis margarita is a true desert dweller and are the only felid to occur exclusively in desert habitat.they have numerous adaptations to an arid life and colouring that blends in with their environment.

Sand cats diet includes reptiles and arthropods. Sand cats will fall under the umbrella term as a 'wild cat', and most laws ban these animals because of the lethality of 'big cats', despite the presence of smaller species that are not more dangerous than domestic cats. The sand cat is endangered because they are hunted by humans, collected and sold.

Human activity is rapidly degrading vital sand cat habitat.

Unfortunately, exotic cats are illegal in most states. In the daytime, they are able to keep cool by hiding under rocks or digging burrows, emerging only at night to hunt. Endangered with a declining population of mature individuals. Even though it has blunt claws, this miniature cat digs well to search for its prey which consists of gerbils and similar rodents with the infrequent lizard or else snake.