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Taxonomy
Prionailurus was named by Severtzov (1858). It is extant.
It was assigned to Felinae by Johnson et al. (2006) and Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
It was assigned to Felinae by Johnson et al. (2006) and Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1858 | Prionailurus Severtzov |
2006 | Prionailurus Johnson et al. p. 74 |
2017 | Prionailurus Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser p. 23 |
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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.
G. Prionailurus Severtzov 1858
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Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis Imaizumi 1967
Prionailurus javanensis Desmarest 1816
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