Felis chaus

von Schreber, 1777

Jungle Cat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Feloidea
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Genus : Felis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1777. pl. 110B. P. pl. 110B in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064654

Original name as described

Felis chaus

Other common names

Swamp Cat · Reed Cat

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Russia, Terek River, north of Caucasus.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Egypt · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Lebanon · Syria · Turkey · Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Iraq · Iran · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Kazakhstan · Tajikistan · Kyrgyzstan? · Afghanistan · Pakistan · Sri Lanka · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar · Vietnam · Laos · Cambodia · Thailand

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005986

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Felis affinis

J. E. Gray, 1830

Family

Felidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1837.6.10.40, BMNH:Mamm:1837.6.10.41

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8f81b705-ac81-4226-a5a2-8d3ff3c2820d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c29b0698-be94-4772-928c-9f4d05383cfe

Authority page

pl. 3

Authority publication

London

Lynchus erythrotus

(Hodgson, 1836)

Family

Felidae

Root name

erythrotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.6

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e925bbd0-eb2c-41b5-bf15-25ae517ea996

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis chaus furax

de Winton, 1898

Family

Felidae

Root name

furax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.8.17.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d1e31a22-dc2d-42fb-92da-2eb33582b284

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336084

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis chaus nilotica

de Winton, 1898

Family

Felidae

Root name

nilotica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.6.5.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6d53af24-fcea-4a29-b792-6c5c6f9ab397

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336083

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:443, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis affinis fulvidina

O. Thomas, 1929

Family

Felidae

Root name

fulvidina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.7.1.36

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4eead68e-8f16-4c24-bb49-ede4fcb8c93c

Authority page

834

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Felis chaus valbalala

Deraniyagala, 1955

Family

Felidae

Root name

valbalala

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1932.2.1.58

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f3b35bd2-5f80-4563-b766-a0c44d62fc40

Authority page

201

Authority publication

Spolia Zeylanica

Felis chaus kelaarti

Pocock, 1939

Family

Felidae

Root name

kelaarti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1932.2.1.66

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/be73da35-4490-4df9-853a-a3b34897d193

Authority page

300

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis chaus prateri

Pocock, 1939

Family

Felidae

Root name

prateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1932.2.1.67

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/65c21ccd-6702-4449-b333-2a4987c0951b

Authority page

298

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis kutas

J. T. Pearson, 1832

Family

Felidae

Root name

kutas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Felis (Felis) maimanah

Zukowsky, 1915

Family

Felidae

Root name

maimanah

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12955972

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Felis rüppelii

Brandt, 1832

Family

Felidae

Root name

rueppelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

SMF:MAMM:4221

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

211

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41312517

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis chaus

von Schreber, 1777

Family

Felidae

Root name

chaus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

pl. 110B

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064654

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Thunberg (1811:304, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  2. Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Illiger (1815:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  4. Lesson (1827:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207653) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  6. Lesson (1842:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  7. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  8. Kelaart (1852:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  9. Kelaart (1852:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  10. Blyth (1863:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  11. Stoliczka (1872:227, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37137943) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67309)
  12. Kelaart (1890:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)
  13. Lydekker (1908:442, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  14. Corbet & Hill (1980:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  15. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  16. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  17. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  18. Smith & Xie (2008:394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  19. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  20. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  21. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  22. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  23. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  24. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8540/200639312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Felis chaus typica

de Winton, 1898

Family

Felidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

291

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336082

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis (Felis) chaus oxiana

Heptner, 1969

Family

Felidae

Root name

oxiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-77271

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-77271

Authority page

1259

Authority publication

Зоологический Журнал

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis shawiana

Blanford, 1876

Family

Felidae

Root name

shawiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 16539

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37118061

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis chaus affinis

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Felidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741663

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:443, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis chaus chaus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

chaus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis chaus fulvidina

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

fulvidina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis chaus kutas

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

kutas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis chaus maimanah

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

maimanah

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis silvestris shawiana

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Felidae

Root name

shawiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

396

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Chaus

von Güldenstädt, 1776

Family

Felidae

Root name

chaus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

483

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10136252

Authority publication

Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

Felis catolynx

Pallas, 1811

Family

Felidae

Root name

catolynx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29113956

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Chaus Lybicus

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Felidae

Root name

lybicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729648

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Felis jacquemontii

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1844

Family

Felidae

Root name

jacquemontii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

58

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lyncus chrysomelanotis

(Nehring, 1902)

Family

Felidae

Root name

chrysomelanotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931284

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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