Taxonomy Profile: Prionailurus (Severtzov 1858)

Prionailurus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Mayailurus
Imaizumi 1967
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Prionailurus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Feliformia
cat-like carnivores |
Family : Felidae
cats |
Subfamily : Felinae
Genus : Prionailurus
Prionailurus Direct Children(s):
Prionailurus viverrinus
(Bennett 1833)
Prionailurus rubiginosus
(I Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1831)
Prionailurus planiceps
(Vigors and Horsfield 1827)
Prionailurus iriomotensis
(Imaizumi 1967)
Prionailurus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Prionailurus
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Prionailurus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Prionailurus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Prionailurus
Prionailurus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Prionailurus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Weigel (1961), Hemmer (1978), Groves (1982a), Kratochvil (1982c), Collier and O'Brien (1985), and Bininda-Emonds et al. (1999), considered bengalensis, planiceps, iriomotenisis, rubiginosus, and viverrinus a monophyletic group. McKenna and Bell (1997) included bengalensis, iriomotensis, rubiginosus, and viverrinus. Salles (1992), Johnson and O'Brien (1997), and Mattern and McLennan (2000) separated rubiginosus, although there is no agreement nor consensus as to its correct placement. It is ...