Felis Linnaeus 1758
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Felis Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL
Felis Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 41 View Cited Treatment .
Type Species: Felis catus Linnaeus 1758
Synonyms: Avitofelis Kretzoi 1930 ; Catolynx Severtzov 1858 ; Catus Frisch 1775 ; Chaus Gray 1843 ; Eremaelurus Ognev 1927 ; Mamfelisus Herrera 1899 ; Microfelis Roberts 1926 ; Otailurus Severtzov 1858 ; Otocolobus Brandt 1842 ; Poliailurus Lönnberg 1925 ; Trichaelurus Satunin 1905 .
Species and subspecies: 7 species with 43 subspecies:
Species Felis bieti Milne-Edwards 1892
Species Felis catus Linnaeus 1758
Species Felis chaus Schreber 1777
Subspecies Felis chaus subsp. chaus Schreber 1777
Subspecies Felis chaus subsp. affinis Gray 1830
Subspecies Felis chaus subsp. fulvidina Thomas 1929
Subspecies Felis chaus subsp. furax de Winton 1898
Subspecies Felis chaus subsp. kelaarti Pocock 1939
Subspecies Felis chaus subsp. kutas Pearson 1832
Subspecies Felis chaus subsp. maimanah Zukowsky 1915
Subspecies Felis chaus subsp. nilotica de Winton 1898
Subspecies Felis chaus subsp. oxiana Heptner 1969
Subspecies Felis chaus subsp. prateri Pocock 1939
Species Felis manul Pallas 1776
Subspecies Felis manul subsp. manul Pallas 1776
Subspecies Felis manul subsp. ferruginea Ognev 1928
Subspecies Felis manul subsp. nigripecta Hodgson 1842
Species Felis margarita Loche 1858
Subspecies Felis margarita subsp. margarita Loche 1858
Subspecies Felis margarita subsp. airensis Pocock 1951
Subspecies Felis margarita subsp. harrisoni Hemmer, Grubb and Groves 1976
Subspecies Felis margarita subsp. meinertzhageni Pocock 1938
Subspecies Felis margarita subsp. scheffeli Hemmer 1974
Subspecies Felis margarita subsp. thinobia Ognev 1927
Species Felis nigripes Burchell 1824
Subspecies Felis nigripes subsp. nigripes Burchell 1824
Subspecies Felis nigripes subsp. thomasi Shortridge 1931
Species Felis silvestris Schreber 1777
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. silvestris Schreber 1777
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. cafra Desmarest 1822
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. caucasica Satunin 1905
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. caudata Gray 1874
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. chutuchta Birula 1916
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. cretensis Haltenorth 1953
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. foxi Pocock 1944
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. gordoni Harrison 1968
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. grampia Miller 1907
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. griselda Thomas 1926
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. haussa Thomas and Hinton 1921
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. iraki Cheesman 1921
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. jordansi Schwarz 1930
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. lybica Forster 1780
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. mellandi Schwann 1904
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. nesterovi Birula 1916
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. ocreata Gmelin 1791
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. ornata Gray 1832
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. reyi Lavauden 1929
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. rubida Schwann 1904
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. tristrami Pocock 1944
Subspecies Felis silvestris subsp. ugandae Schwann 1904
Discussion: Revised by Schwangart (1943), Pocock (1951), and Haltenorth (1953). Subspecies allocated according to McKenna and Bell (1997) and Kitchener (pers. comm.). Opinion 91 (1926) and Direction 24 (1955 b) of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature declared the type of Felis to be Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 .
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