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Prionailurus species are marked with spots, which are frequently lanceolate, sometimes rosette-like, and occasionally tend to run into longitudinal chains, but never fuse to form vertical stripes as in Felis. Skulls of Prionailurus are lower and less vaulted than of Felis.
The Prionailurus species are estimated to have had a common ancestor between 7] and 9] The rusty-spotted cat possibly genetically diverged from this ancestor between 6.54 to 3.42 million years ago . [ 7 ]
The holotype of P. kurteni is a partial mandible with the fourth premolar and first molar intact. It is very small. [1]It is described as a very small cat, comparable in size to South Asia rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) and African black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), whose head-and-body length reach at maximum 48cm (19in) and 52cm (20.5in), respectively..
Historically, the leopard cat of continental Asia was considered the same species as the Sunda leopard cat. As of 2017, the latter is recognised as a distinct species, with the taxonomic name Prionailurus javanensis. [2] Leopard cat subspecies differ widely in fur colour, tail length, skull shape and size of carnassials. [3]
The Prionailurus species are estimated to have had a common ancestor between 6] and 8] Both models agree in the rusty-spotted cat ( P. rubiginosus ) having been the first cat of the Prionailurus lineage that genetically diverged , followed by the flat-headed cat ( P. planiceps ) and then the fishing cat.
The flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) is a small wild cat with short reddish-brown fur. Its head is elongated, and its ears are rounded. Its head is elongated, and its ears are rounded. Its slender body is 41 to 50 cm (16 to 20 in) long with a tail of 13 to 15 cm (5.1 to 5.9 in), and it weighs 1.5 to 2.5 kg (3.3 to 5.5 lb).
The Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) is a subspecies of the leopard cat that lives exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has been listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as the only population comprises fewer than 250 adult individuals and is considered declining. [ 1 ]
The former includes the five Panthera species tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard, as well as the two Neofelis species clouded leopard and Sunda clouded leopard. [2] The subfamily Felinae includes 12 genera and 34 species, such as the bobcat , caracal , cheetah , cougar , ocelot , and common domestic cat.