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Felis bengalensis
xxx
- leopard cat
(mammal)
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Entity:
[Prionailurus] (Subgenus)
..[Felis planiceps] (Species) - flat-headed cat
..[Felis rubiginosa] (Species) - rusty-spotted cat
..[Felis rubiginosus] (Species)
..[Felis viverrina] (Species) - fishing cat
..[Felis bengalensis] (Species) - leopard cat
....[Felis bengalensis bengalensis] (Subspecies)
....[Felis bengalensis borneoensis] (Subspecies)
....[Felis bengalensis chinensis] (Subspecies)
....[Felis bengalensis euptilura] (Subspecies)
....†Felis bengalensis hainana (Subspecies)
....[Felis bengalensis javanensis] (Subspecies)
....[Felis bengalensis minutus] (Subspecies)
....[Felis bengalensis sumatranus] (Subspecies)
Authorship
Original name
:
Kerr in Linnaeus, 1792:151.
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:
Original generic combination
:
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Felis bengalensis bengalensis
Kerr, 1792
Combinations
Current combination
:
Prionailurus bengalensis
(Kerr, 1792)
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 542.
Different subgeneric combination
:
Felis bengalensis
Kerr, 1792
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Felis iriomotensis
(Imaizumi, 1967)
Ref:
D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder (eds.), 1993
Synonymous name
:
Mayailurus iriomotensis
Imaizumi, 1967
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Bengaalse tijgerkat
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
leopard cat
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