Order Carnivora Author W. Christopher Wozencraft text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 279 348 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7359191 1-56098-217-9 7359191 Prionailurus Severtzov, 1858 . Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 10:387 . TYPE SPECIES: Felis pardochrous Hodgson, 1844 (= Felis bengalensis Kerr, 1792 ), by original designation. SYNONYMS: Ictailurus Severtzov, 1858 ; Mayailurus Imaizumi, 1967 ; Viverriceps Gray, 1867; Zibethailurus Severtzov, 1858 . COMMENTS: Although there is little dispute that these four taxa are distinct and represent a single monophyletic group, some have chosen to emphasize their distinctiveness by placing them in monotypic genera.