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Taxonomy
Felis aurata was named by Temminck (1827). It is extant.
It was recombined as Profelis aurata by Severtzov (1858); it was recombined as Caracal aurata by Johnson et al. (2006), Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
It was recombined as Profelis aurata by Severtzov (1858); it was recombined as Caracal aurata by Johnson et al. (2006), Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1827 | Felis aurata Temminck |
| 1858 | Profelis aurata Severtzov p. 386 |
| 2006 | Caracal aurata Johnson et al. p. 74 |
| 2017 | Caracal aurata Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser p. 60 |
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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.
Caracal aurata Temminck 1827 [African golden cat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available