MSW Scientific Names

Prionailurus



• Author........ : Severtzov, 1858.
  
• Citation...... : Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 10:387.
  
  
• Type Species.. : Felis pardochrous Hodgson, 1844ref (= Felis bengalensis Kerr, 1792ref), by original designation.
  
  
• Comments...... : Although there is little dispute that these four taxa are distinct and represent a single monophyletic group, some have chosen to emphasize their distinctiveness by placing them in monotypic genera.