Prionailurus

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Prionailurus[1]
Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Prionailurus
Severtzov, 1858
Type species
Felis pardochrous
Hodgson, 1844 (= Felis bengalensis Kerr, 1792)
Species

Prionailurus bengalensis
Prionailurus iriomotensis
Prionailurus planiceps
Prionailurus rubiginosus
Prionailurus viverrinus

Prionailurus is a genus comprised of a number of Asian small cats. Cats usually considered to be members of this genus are:[1]

The pelt of a Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis, from an identification guide for law enforcement agents.
The pelt of a Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis, from an identification guide for law enforcement agents.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 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, 542-544. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
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