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--> FAMILY Felidae
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GENUS Profelis
| Author: | Severtzov, 1858. | | Citation: | Revue Mag. Zool. Paris, (2), 10: 386. | | Type Species: | Felis celidogaster Temminck, 1827 (= Felis aurata Temminck, 1827, by monotypy). | | Comments: | Placed as a subgenus of Felis by McKenna and Bell (1997). There is considerable controversy with the relationship of Profelis to other cats. Some follow Pocock (1917a) and unite it with Catopuma (Bininda-Emonds et al., 1999; Collier and O'Brien, 1985; Herrington, 1986; Weigel, 1961). Others consider Profelis closely related to Caracal (Johnson and O’Brien, 1997; Mattern and McLennan, 2000). |
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| Offspring: SPECIES aurata SUBSPECIES aurata SUBSPECIES cottoni | Synonyms:
Chrysailurus Severtzov, 1858
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