Profelis Severtzov 1858

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 544

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scientific name	Profelis Severtzov 1858
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Profelis Severtzov 1858 , Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 10: 386.

Type Species: Felis celidogaster Temminck 1827

Synonyms: Chrysailurus Severtzov 1858 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 2 subspecies:

Species Profelis aurata ( Temminck 1827)

Subspecies Profelis aurata subsp. aurata Temminck 1827

Subspecies Profelis aurata subsp. cottoni Lydekker 1907

Discussion: Placed as a subgenus of Felis by McKenna and Bell (1997). There is considerable controversy with the relationship of Profelis to other cats. Some follow Pocock (1917 a) and unite it with Catopuma ( Bininda-Emonds et al., 1999; Collier and O'Brien, 1985; Herrington, 1986; Weigel, 1961). Others consider Profelis closely related to Caracal (Johnson and O’Brien, 1997; Mattern and McLennan, 2000).