Prionailurus bengalensis

Prionailurus bengalensis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Feliformia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Cladus: Ferungulata
Cladus: Ferae
Cladus: Pancarnivora
Cladus: Carnivoramorpha
Cladus: Carnivoraformes
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Feliformia

Familia: Felidae
Subfamilia: Felinae
Genus: Prionailurus
Species: Prionailurus bengalensis
Subspecies (2): P. b. bengalensis – P. b. euptilurus

[source: Kitchener et al. (2017)]

Name

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  • Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr, 1792)

Type locality: “Bengal”, India.

Remarks: P. javanensis separated from P. bengalensis as a species by Kitchener et al. (2017).

Combinations

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  • Felis bengalensis Kerr, 1792: 151 [original combination]

Synonyms

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References

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Primary references

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  • Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom or zoological system of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia: Containing a complete systematic description, arrangement, and nomenclature, of all the known species and varieties of the mammalia, or animals which give suck to their young, being a translation of that part of the Systema Naturae as lately published with great mprovements by Professor Gmelin of Goettingen together with numerous additions from more recent zoological writers and illustrated with copper plates. Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell, London, and W. Creech, Edinburgh. BHL
  • Elliot, D.G. 1871. Remarks on various Species of Felidæ, with a Description of a Species from North-Western Siberia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 758–761.
  • Dubois, E. 1908. Das geologische Alter der Kendeng- oder Trinil-Fauna. Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, ser. 2, 25: 1235–1270. Delpher Reference page
  • Brongersma, L.D. 1935. Notes on some recent and fossil cats, chiefly from the Malay Archipelago. Zoologische Mededelingen 18(1): 1–89, pl. I–XI. Introduction. PDF. Reference page
  • Imaizumi, Y. 1967. A new genus and species of cat from Iriomote, Ryukyu Islands. Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan 3(4):75–108. DOI: 10.11238/jmammsocjapan1952.3.75

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Vernacular names

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অসমীয়া: লতাফুটুকী
български: Леопардова котка
বাংলা: চিতা বিড়াল
čeština: Kočka bengálská
Deutsch: Bengalkatze, Leopardkatze
Ελληνικά: Λεοπαρδογαλή
English: Leopard cat, mainland leopard cat
español: Gato de Bengala
français: Chat léopard du Bengale
ગુજરાતી: ચક્તાવાળી બિલાડી,વાઘ બિલાડી
hrvatski: Leopard mačka
magyar: Leopárdmacska, bengáli törpemacska
italiano: Gatto leopardo
日本語: ベンガルヤマネコ
ភាសាខ្មែរ: ឆ្មាដាវ
한국어: 살쾡이
Bahasa Melayu: Kucing Batu
Nederlands: Bengaalse tijgerkat
norsk: Leopardkatt
polski: Kot bengalski
português: Gato-leopardo
русский: Бенгальская кошка
Sunda: Méong Congkok
svenska: Leopardkatt
தமிழ்: சிறுத்தைப் பூனை
ไทย: แมวดาว
Türkçe: Pars kedisi
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: 石虎
中文: 豹貓
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