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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) and 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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
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 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