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Prionailurus bengalensis
(Kerr, 1792)
- leopard cat
(mammal)
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Prionailurus (Genus)
..Prionailurus iriomotensis (Species) - Iriomote cat
..Prionailurus planiceps (Species) - flat-headed cat
..Prionailurus rubiginosus (Species) - rusty-spotted cat
..Prionailurus viverrinus (Species) - fishing cat
..Prionailurus bengalensis (Species) - leopard cat
....Prionailurus bengalensis alleni (Subspecies)
....Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis (Subspecies)
....Prionailurus bengalensis borneoensis (Subspecies)
....Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis (Subspecies)
....Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus (Subspecies)
....Prionailurus bengalensis heaneyi (Subspecies)
....Prionailurus bengalensis horsfieldii (Subspecies)
....Prionailurus bengalensis javanensis (Subspecies)
....Prionailurus bengalensis rabori (Subspecies)
....Prionailurus bengalensis sumatranus (Subspecies)
....Prionailurus bengalensis trevelyani (Subspecies)
Authorship
Original name
:
Kerr in Linnaeus, 1792:151.
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:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Type, by synonymy, of
:
Prionailurus
(Genus)
Severtzov, 1858
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis
(Kerr, 1792)
Combinations
Former combination
:
Felis bengalensis
xxx
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 542.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Felis minuta
Temminck, 1827
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
leopard cat
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 542.
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28 Aug 2026