Herpailurus Severtzov 1858 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Parent taxon: Felinae according to Severtzov 1858

See also Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser 2017

Sister taxa: Acinonyx, Caracal, Catopuma, Felini, Felis, Leopardus, Leptailurus, Leptofelis, Lynx, Miopanthera, Miracinonyx, Neofelis, Otocolobus, Panthera, Pardofelis, Pratifelis, Prionailurus, Pristifelis, Puma, Sivapanthera, Styriofelis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bajo San José Lower Section, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Quaternary of Argentina)

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