Prionailurus bengalensis

(Kerr, 1792)

Mainland Leopard Cat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 462 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664175

Original name as described

Felis bengalensis

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Bengal, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Russia · China · North Korea · South Korea · Japan · Taiwan · Vietnam · Laos · Cambodia · Myanmar · Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. javanensis; includes iriomotensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Patel, R. P., Wutke, S., Lenz, D., Mukherjee, S., Ramakrishnan, U., Veron, G., ... & Förster, D. W. (2017). Genetic structure and phylogeography of the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) inferred from mitochondrial genomes. Journal of Heredity, 108(4), 349-360. · Kitchener, A. C., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Eizirik, E., Gentry, A., Werdelin, L., Wilting, A., & Yamaguchi, N. (2017). A revised taxonomy of the Felidae: The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group. Cat News.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006012

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Prionailurus bengalensis alleni

Sody, 1949

Family

Felidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-59961

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-59961

Authority page

181

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis chinensis

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Felidae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:120a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/132f05a5-339b-48ba-9130-1f7f41c1d0c1

Authority page

577

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268168

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Felis herschelii

(J. E. Gray, 1869)

Family

Felidae

Root name

herschelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:139a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a0751d4e-38fd-481b-b247-212ad4e1e7e1

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8396924

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Leopardus Ellioti

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Felidae

Root name

ellioti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:168a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e45014fa-807b-416f-95fa-9dc59dcd2e0e

Authority page

260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324284

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Felis Pardochrous

(Hodgson, 1844)

Family

Felidae

Root name

pardochrous

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8fd6147d-ffe7-4f04-8216-5778d58b748d

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405521

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

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

Felis tenasserimensis

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Felidae

Root name

tenasserimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.3.25.141

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d74dba9b-9614-459e-96e0-a5584c7e86da

Authority page

400

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533840

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Felis Nepalensis

(Horsfield & Vigors, 1829)

Family

Felidae

Root name

nepalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.355, BMNH:Mamm:1858.6.24.50

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f11eac22-594a-441c-9d45-c0fc2768c5a7

Authority page

382

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310754

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Felis wagati

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Felidae

Root name

wagati

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1857.12.7.2, BMNH:Mamm:1857.12.7.3, BMNH:Mamm:1858.12.7.6

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0a99f32a-8341-463c-afc7-0f4011308f6d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4f71d40f-039d-4aff-924c-ccd213e54966

Authority page

400

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533840

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Felis euptilura

(D. G. Elliot, 1872)

Family

Felidae

Root name

euptilurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1873.11.20.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/378b5c69-1648-4fee-8a1d-40831561f397

Authority page

761

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554703

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Leopardus Horsfieldii

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Felidae

Root name

horsfieldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.285

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5df2aec1-e595-4e3f-8bdc-9d4d642f853f

Authority page

260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324284

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Felis Ricketti

(Bonhote, 1903)

Family

Felidae

Root name

ricketti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.6.21.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/61e4de59-d7f2-443b-89f8-bfcabaebffde

Authority page

374

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19367921

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Felis Ingrami

(Bonhote, 1903)

Family

Felidae

Root name

ingrami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.3.14.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bf0b27d2-2676-4cc2-8206-5eedeadecf61

Authority page

474

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62876605

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Felis manchurica

(Mori, 1922)

Family

Felidae

Root name

manchuricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.10.6.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9965296c-41b4-44ce-b35d-9609c8f87e17

Authority page

609

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253515

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Prionailurus bengalensis trevelyani

Pocock, 1939

Family

Felidae

Root name

trevelyani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1932.4.9.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ad18c81c-9cfd-40ff-99f1-3e74a818603e

Authority page

273

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis minuta

(Temminck, 1825)

Family

Felidae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2011-162, MNHN-ZM-2011-163, MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-327

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2011-162 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2011-163 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-327

Authority page

130

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681276

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis scripta

(A. Milne-Edwards in A. David, 1871)

Family

Felidae

Root name

scriptus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-532

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1870-532

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

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

Mayailurus iriomotensis

(Imaizumi, 1967)

Family

Felidae

Root name

iriomotensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NSMT-M 10890

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan

Felis bengalensis

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Felidae

Root name

bengalensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664175

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:187, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Blyth (1853:411, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  3. Blyth (1863:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Felis anastasiae

(Satunin, 1905)

Family

Felidae

Root name

anastasiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 6337, ZIN S. 6182

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

528

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Felis iriomotensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Felidae

Root name

iriomotensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

104

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Prionailurus bengalensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

bengalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006012) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/223138747/226150742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

bengalensis

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 (2008:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

chinensis

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 (2008:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

euptilurus

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 (2008:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Prionailurus bengalensis horsfieldii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

horsfieldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Prionailurus iriomotensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

iriomotensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Prionailurus bengalensis scripta

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Felidae

Root name

scripta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

399

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Prionailurus bengalensis horsfieldi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Felidae

Root name

horsfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

162

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Felidae

Root name

iriomotensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

162

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis undata

(A. G. Desmarest, 1816)

Family

Felidae

Root name

undatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18033982

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis nipalensis

(Hodgson, 1832)

Family

Felidae

Root name

nipalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Leopardus Reevesii

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Felidae

Root name

reevesii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729645

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Chaus servalinus

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Felidae

Root name

servalinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Felis undata

(von Radde, 1862)

Family

Felidae

Root name

undata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

1816

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Felis jerdoni

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Felidae

Root name

jerdoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681511

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Felis servalina

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Felidae

Root name

servalinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

401

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533841

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Felis microtis

(A. Milne-Edwards in A. David, 1871)

Family

Felidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Felis decolorata

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1872)

Family

Felidae

Root name

decolorata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524299

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Felis microtis

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1872)

Family

Felidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

221

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524297

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Felis bengalensis raddei

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Felidae

Root name

raddei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423152

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Felis sinensis

(Shih, 1930)

Family

Felidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Biological Department of Sun Yat-sen University

Name usages

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

Felis bengalensis hainana

(Xu Longhui & Liu Zhenhe in Xu Longhui, Liu Zhenhe, Liao Weiping, Li Xiaohui, Yu Simian, Qiu Jinchang, Zhou Yuyuan, Deng Juxie, Guan Guanxun, Liu Jizhen, & Yan Kun, 1983)

Family

Felidae

Root name

hainanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

344

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

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