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Taxonomy
Caracal was named by Gray (1843). It is extant.
It was assigned to Felidae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010); and to Felinae by Johnson et al. (2006) and Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
It was assigned to Felidae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010); and to Felinae by Johnson et al. (2006) and Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1843 | Caracal Gray |
2006 | Caracal Johnson et al. p. 74 |
2010 | Caracal Werdelin and Peigne p. 650 |
2017 | Caracal 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.
G. Caracal Gray 1843
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Caracal aurata Temminck 1827 [African golden cat]
Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 [caracal]
Caracal serval Schreber 1776 [serval]
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Invalid names: Felis capensis Forster 1765 [synonym], Felis senegalensis Lesson 1839 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available