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GENUS Pardofelis
Author: | Severtzov, 1858. | Citation: | Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, 2, 10: 387. | Type Species: | Felis marmorata Martin, 1837, by monotypy. | Comments: | There is considerable controversy over the correct placement of this genus. Hemmer (1978), Král and Zima (1980), Groves (1982a), Kratochvíl (1982c), Collier and O’Brien (1985), and Bininda-Emonds et al. (1999) placed it as the first outgroup to the Pantherines. Pocock (1932d), Weigel (1961), Salles (1992), and Mattern and McLennan (2000) suggested a relationship with felines while recognizing similarities with Panthera. McKenna and Bell (1997) placed it as a subgenus of Felis. It perhaps should be considered incertae sedis. |
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