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Genus Prionailurus – Severtzov, 1858 – five species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis [7] (Kerr, 1792)
Criteria: Articles on species and subspecies in the genus Prionailurus. Pages in category "Prionailurus" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ...
Genus Otocolobus: one species; Genus Prionailurus: five species; Domestic cat lineage Genus Felis: ... 1858 – two species Common name Scientific name and subspecies
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences say the feline called Prionailurus kurteni was an extinct species of leopard cat. It was small enough to fit in the palm of one’s hand.
The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat native to continental South, Southeast, and East Asia. Since 2002 it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List as it is widely distributed although threatened by habitat loss and hunting in parts of its range.
Felis rubiginosa was the scientific name used by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1831 for a rusty-spotted cat specimen from Pondicherry, India. [5] Prionailurus was proposed by Nikolai Severtzov in 1858 as a generic name. [6]
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..
The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia.It has a deep yellowish-grey fur with black lines and spots. Adults have a head-to-body length of 57 to 78 cm (22 to 31 in), with a 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 in) long tail.