Prionailurus
Appearance
| Prionailurus[1] | |
|---|---|
| Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Faimily: | Felidae |
| Subfaimily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Prionailurus Severtzov, 1858 |
| Teep species | |
| Felis pardachrous Brian Houghton Hodgson, 1844 (= Felis bengalensis Kerr, 1792) | |
| Species | |
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| Prionailurus ranges | |
Prionailurus is a genus o fower species o smaw, spottit wild cats foond in Asie.[2] They are teepically forest-dwellin. Maist are able tae soum well; some species are semi-aquatic an feed mainly on fish an ither aquatic ainimals.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Genus Prionailurus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 543–544. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Johnson, W. E., Eizirik, E., Pecon-Slattery, J., Murphy, W. J., Antunes, A., Teeling, E., O'Brien, S. J. (2006) The late miocene radiation of modern felidae: A genetic assessment. Science 311: 73-77.