Catopuma
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Felis moormensis Hogson, 1831 (= Felis temminckii Vigors and Horsfield, 1827) by monotypy |
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Catopuma is the genus of two small Asian felines, the Bay Cat and the Asian Golden Cat. Recent genetic research [1]) has shown that this genus should be merged with the genus Pardofelis.
[edit] References
- ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 533-534. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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