Caracal caracal

Taxonavigation

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: Caracal
Species: Caracal caracal
Subspecies: C. c. algira – C. c. caracal – C. c. damarensis – C. c. limpopoensis – C. c. lucani – C. c. michaelis – C. c. nubicus – C. c. poecilictis – C. c. schmitzi

Name

Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776)

Type locality: "Vorgebirge der guten Hofnung", restricted by J. A. Allen

Synonyms

Felis caracal Schreber, 1776
Lynx caracal (Schreber, 1776)

References

Caracal caracal in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Caracal caracal – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
IUCN: Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rooikat
aragonés: Caracal
العربية: عناق الأرض
беларуская: Каракал
български: Каракал
brezhoneg: Karakal
català: Caracal
čeština: Karakal
словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ: Каракалъ
dansk: Karakal
Deutsch: Karakal, Wüstenluchs
Ελληνικά: Καρακάλ, Λύγγας της ερήμου
English: Caracal, desert lynx
Esperanto: Karakalo
español: Caracal o Lince caracal
eesti: Karakal
suomi: Aavikkoilves
français: Caracal
ગુજરાતી: હેણોતરો
עברית: קרקל
magyar: Karakál
日本語: カラカル
한국어: 카라칼
lietuvių: Karakalas
Nederlands: Caracal
norsk: Caracal
polski: Karakal stepowy
português: Caracal
русский: Каракал
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Karakal / Каракал
slovenčina: Rys karakal
svenska: Karakal, ökenlo
தமிழ்: கறகால் பூனை
ไทย: คาราคัล
Türkçe: Karakulak
中文: 獰貓

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