Prionailurus bengalensis Kerr 1792 (leopard cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Alternative combinations: Felis (Lynx) bengalensis, Felis bengalensis

Belongs to Prionailurus according to W. E. Johnson et al. 2006

See also Allen 1895, Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser 2017, Mivart 1882 and Stone and Rehn 1902

Sister taxa: Prionailurus javanensis, Prionailurus planiceps, Prionailurus rubiginosus, Prionailurus viverrinus

Subtaxa: Felis bengalensis sumatrana Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis

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Distribution: found only at Trinil (Quaternary of Indonesia)

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