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Prionailurus is a genus of spotted, small wild cats native to Asia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Forests are their preferred habitat; they feed on small mammals, reptiles and birds, and occasionally aquatic wildlife .
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 rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the cat family's smallest members, of which historical records are known only from India and Sri Lanka. [3] In 2012, it was also recorded in the western Terai of Nepal . [ 4 ]
The Prionailurus species are estimated to have had a common ancestor between 20] and 22] Both models agree in the rusty-spotted cat ( P. rubiginosus ) having been the first cat of this evolutionary lineage that genetically diverged , followed by the flat-headed cat ( P. planiceps ) and then the fishing cat ( P. viverrinus ).
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. ...
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.
Felis species have high and wide skulls, short jaws and narrow ears with short tufts, but without any white spots on the back of the ears. Their pupils contract to a vertical slit. [ 1 ] A black cat from Transcaucasia described in 1904 as F. daemon by Satunin [ 23 ] turned out to be a feral cat , probably a hybrid of wildcat and domestic cat ...
The Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis) is a small wild cat species native to the Sundaland islands of Java, Bali, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines that is considered distinct from the leopard cat occurring in mainland South and Southeast Asia. [2] [3]