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Caracal caracal (caracal)
Taxonomy
Felis caracal was named by Schreber (1776). It is extant.
It was recombined as Felis (Lynx) caracal by Kerr (1792); it was recombined as Lynx caracal by Bertram and Biewener (1990); it was recombined as Caracal caracal by Johnson et al. (2006), Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
It was recombined as Felis (Lynx) caracal by Kerr (1792); it was recombined as Lynx caracal by Bertram and Biewener (1990); it was recombined as Caracal caracal by Johnson et al. (2006), Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1776 | Felis caracal Schreber |
| 1792 | Felis (Lynx) caracal Kerr |
| 1990 | Lynx caracal Bertram and Biewener p. 161 |
| 2006 | Caracal caracal Johnson et al. p. 74 |
| 2017 | Caracal caracal Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser p. 62 |
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Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 [caracal]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available