Felis bengalensis Kerr
Linnaeus, 1792 p.151
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.312
Corbet, 1978 p.183
Oh, 2004a p.156
F. euptilura Elliot, 1871 p.761
Won, 1968 p.307
F. microtis Milne-Edwards, 1871 p.221
Kishida & Mori, 1931 p.379
F. manchurica Mori, 1922b p.609
F. bengalensis manchurica : Tate, 1947 p.189
Won, 1958 p.442
Won, 1967 p.145
F. euptilura microtis : Won, 1968 p.307
F. bengalensis euptilura : Corbet, 1978 p.183
Yoon, 1992 p.115
Prionailurus bengalensis : Han, 1994 p.46
Won & Smith, 1999 p.20
Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
Jo, Yeong-Seok
Baccus, John T.
Koprowski, John L.
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-19
4522
1
1
216
4MF7C
37029
(Kerr, 1792)
Kerr
1792
[151,611,798,824]
Mammalia
Felidae
Prionailurus
Animalia
Carnivora
84
85
Chordata
species
bengalensis
Felis bengalensisKerr in Linnaeus, 1792 p.151; Typelocality- southern Bengal; Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.312; Corbet, 1978 p.183; Oh, 2004a p.156. F. euptilura Elliot, 1871 p.761; Typelocality- northwestern Siberia; Won, 1968 p.307. F. microtis Milne-Edwards, 1871 p.221; Typelocality- northeastern China; Kishida & Mori, 1931 p.379. F. manchurica Mori, 1922b p.609; Typelocality- Mukden (Shenyang), Manchuria. F. bengalensis manchurica: Tate, 1947 p.189; Won, 1958 p.442; Won, 1967 p.145. F. euptilura microtis: Won, 1968 p.307. F. bengalensis euptilura: Corbet, 1978 p.183; Yoon, 1992 p.115. Prionailurus bengalensis: Han, 1994 p.46; Won & Smith, 1999 p.20.
Range:Leopard cats occur throughout Koreaexcept in the remote islands and JejuIsland, where the species became extinct in the 1930s–1940s ( Fig. 54).
Remarks:Populations in Koreawere classified as one subspecies, P. b. euptilurus(or euptilura) Elliott, 1871. Heptner (1971)considered euptiluraa distinct species, but this was generally not followed (e.g., Wozencraft 2005). Conservation status:The South Korean government delisted P. bengalensisas a game species in 1965 and the Ministry of Environment designated the species an endangered species in 1998. The Red Data Book of South Korealists P. bengalensisas ‘Vulnerable’ (NIBR 2012).