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Prionailurus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Prionailurus was named by Severtzov (1858). It is extant.

It was assigned to Felinae by Johnson et al. (2006), Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Prionailurus Severtzov
2006Prionailurus Johnson et al. p. 74
2017Prionailurus Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyFelinaeTrouessart 1885
genusPrionailurusSevertzov 1858

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Prionailurus Severtzov 1858
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Prionailurus bengalensis Kerr 1792 [leopard cat]
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Prionailurus javanensis Desmarest 1816
†Prionailurus kurteni Jiangzuo et al. 2024
Prionailurus planiceps Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [flat-headed cat]
Prionailurus rubiginosus Geoffroy 1831 [rusty-spotted cat]
Prionailurus viverrinus Bennett 1833 [fishing cat]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:22:03
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117China (Anhui) P. kurteni (237474)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Madras) Felis rubiginosa (228955)
Calabrian - Chibanian1.8 - 0.129Indonesia (Jawa Timur) P. bengalensis (93521)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Laos (Hua Pan) P. bengalensis (235746)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Thailand (Pattani) P. planiceps (189962)