Due to the fragmentary nature of the known fossil, not much can be said about Vampyrictis other than it appears to have been one of the last of the African barbourofelids.
Name
Vampyrictis (Vampire cat).
Phonetic
Vam-py-ar-ik-tiss.
Named By
Kurten - 1976.
Classification
Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Feliformia, Barbourofelidae.
Diet
Carnivore
Species
V. vipera.
Size
Unknown
Known locations
Tunisia, Bled Douarah.
Time Period
Late Miocene.
Fossil representation
Jaw fragment and part of a canine tooth.
