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Subspecies
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Subspecies
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Subspecies
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<emphasis id="E67DBF72C5A81DB1945B0227BB954817" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis silvestris</emphasis>
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Subspecies
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<emphasis id="1BE34B8D5E95F9615913721638F47EF6" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis silvestris</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="2F0CE6A01899C00859375A256652AFA7" italics="true" pageNumber="536">chutuchta</emphasis>
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Subspecies
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Subspecies
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subsp.
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Pocock 1944
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Subspecies
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<emphasis id="803C485A4A512E81E55C9A5B15C7BF3D" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis silvestris</emphasis>
subsp.
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Harrison 1968
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Subspecies
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subsp.
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Miller 1907
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Subspecies
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subsp.
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Thomas 1926
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Subspecies
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Thomas and
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Subspecies
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subsp.
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Cheesman 1921
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Subspecies
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Subspecies
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Subspecies
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Subspecies
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<emphasis id="1B0836ED3DD44B94D5F0C4B919322B4A" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis silvestris</emphasis>
subsp.
<emphasis id="1859A874D951FFA6D6824B8051E5F775" italics="true" pageNumber="536">nesterovi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="A1F46B67B53544F387164519B5809DCE" author="Birula, A." refId="ref32599" refString="Birula, A. 1916 [1917]. Contributions a la classification et a la distribution geographique des mammiferes. VI. Sur la position de l'Otocolobus manul (Pallas) dans le systeme de la fam. Felidae et sur ses rasses. Annuaire du Musee Zoologique de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg, 21: 130 - 163." year="1916">Birula 1916</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F6F8C128CAB3E213F7521CDA0386AD2B" pageNumber="536">
Subspecies
<taxonomicName id="BF42E9AFF9DB340F6CDCF3BFC4FA6012" authority="Gmelin 1791" authorityName="Gmelin" authorityYear="1791" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageNumber="536" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="silvestris" subSpecies="ocreata">
<emphasis id="8E7C94A5184E862F7E1156690A618C85" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis silvestris</emphasis>
subsp.
<emphasis id="DABC366BF4696BEDFE16113AE5AE9492" italics="true" pageNumber="536">ocreata</emphasis>
Gmelin 1791
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E5F508FB21B8BFADE73DA3F36F446978" pageNumber="536">
Subspecies
<taxonomicName id="EBE97B70D7185449FA02421D6AF55D0D" authority="Gray 1832" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1832" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageNumber="536" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="silvestris" subSpecies="ornata">
<emphasis id="93CACF1C0B325E553BC5EF8B093C0E22" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis silvestris</emphasis>
subsp.
<emphasis id="9027EBE32266AD0599B0FE414763C0A7" italics="true" pageNumber="536">ornata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="BF86511C587C0068DEA35DA4B0D3D860" author="Gray, J. E." refId="ref128222" refString="Gray, J. E. 1832. On the family of Viverridae and its generic sub-divisions, with an enumeration of the species of several new ones. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London, 1832 (2): 63 - 68." year="1832">Gray 1832</bibRefCitation>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="079B6F384F8A26F64E3FCDD390FC99CA" pageNumber="536">
Subspecies
<taxonomicName id="731130560A902ED2FC36BCC60EC1362E" authority="Lavauden 1929" authorityName="Lavauden" authorityYear="1929" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageNumber="536" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="silvestris" subSpecies="reyi">
<emphasis id="43314F1A3ED8FFF742B88CC170A310E4" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis silvestris</emphasis>
subsp.
<emphasis id="BF200E5CEC23A18DEF22F3E1151E0F63" italics="true" pageNumber="536">reyi</emphasis>
Lavauden 1929
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FE4245F4EFA7AA80E98AB30E48212EE2" pageNumber="536">
Subspecies
<taxonomicName id="BFBF8D90F793F827332D2DD6EBE4ECF3" authority="Schwann 1904" authorityName="Schwann" authorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageNumber="536" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="silvestris" subSpecies="rubida">
<emphasis id="6DE802A7037E5536B6328561973F96DF" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis silvestris</emphasis>
subsp.
<emphasis id="7271B32D61C33567176E7F510DA64FC7" italics="true" pageNumber="536">rubida</emphasis>
Schwann 1904
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="28E8C977DFC995895B2B662D3E50C01D" pageNumber="536">
Subspecies
<taxonomicName id="73654D3908DFFDB3CA8B6ACF100C2A74" authority="Pocock 1944" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1944" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageNumber="536" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="silvestris" subSpecies="tristrami">
<emphasis id="E1B54E383C2E949C53CF253CC6803B52" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis silvestris</emphasis>
subsp.
<emphasis id="9D01EBEA3FD2BD388DBD22BC25B4E53C" italics="true" pageNumber="536">tristrami</emphasis>
Pocock 1944
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF3EAFED27417CB6E53893F9A2CD2DD0" pageNumber="536">
Subspecies
<taxonomicName id="77A50B4557BAAE581E1BA2556B6425A2" authority="Schwann 1904" authorityName="Schwann" authorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageNumber="536" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="silvestris" subSpecies="ugandae">
<emphasis id="DD7ADAD9E29C74565F2BF366DAA01F7E" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis silvestris</emphasis>
subsp.
<emphasis id="CEA06FD14D6A96DE1F4FEB516633B5AD" italics="true" pageNumber="536">ugandae</emphasis>
Schwann 1904
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</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="7EBED60B375FB3CCA60210C8CF0978A2" pageNumber="536" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8C83ECF7D6BA701A0CA505C52606A4D3" pageNumber="536">
<emphasis id="36CDC155240D82704E9A26060BA54C85" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="536">Distribution:</emphasis>
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
<collectingCountry id="2498D0DBCA10BC4F64659FBBA808B30D" name="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="C1870400DAAAA2695FE3DB1BA01C9073" name="United States of America">USA</collectingCountry>
,
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,
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,
<collectingCountry id="570131398D07F5719CDC237F55E70650" name="Yemen">Yemen</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="514E5706EFA6EDDB2C9CE1CBD891C31F" name="Zambia">Zambia</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="C9ECF444289E1B3B2F5FF0ED63074632" name="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="B9D9423273538EE9BC6DD44513822CA4" pageNumber="536" type="conservation">
<paragraph id="78BB88BE04D42869D549D2C154224DE5" pageNumber="536">
<emphasis id="26409DBD3458DB4098F952688D8A9785" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="536">Conservation:</emphasis>
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Appendix II;
<collectionCode id="76F9C94A48BC0A7F84CF1317FAD02FCF">IUCN</collectionCode>
Vulnerable as
<emphasis id="B08492639734220BB8D4C31A5F660A41" italics="true" pageNumber="536">
F. s.
<taxonomicName id="1639E5802CD89F3A2245A3AFF63387D6" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Eremaelurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grampia">grampia</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
, otherwise Least Concern.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="0ACAD5D90C278B18AA5B76E39DBBD360" pageNumber="536" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="1173EBD07A0F21C2826BD92DF164C8F2" pageNumber="536">
<emphasis id="AC200BBEBCFB6480AC3F523497F12988" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="536">Discussion:</emphasis>
Also see comments under
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<emphasis id="0249BBCB0B17AD9B03AAEE444488AB1E" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis catus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. There is some confusion as to the correct species name. Schreber (1775) illustrated a plate as
<emphasis id="0EEF2D7CED70F9D2964C8794D9EBFDF4" italics="true" pageNumber="536">
<taxonomicName id="8E002747BE4E56648E42C968EC803CFF" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="catus">Felis Catus</taxonomicName>
ferus
</emphasis>
, and in 1777 the text listed
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<taxonomicName id="24A4E2EE97E80DE1457443B8DE742D5D" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Catus">Felis (Catus)</taxonomicName>
silvestris
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="D78FFBD9A3E68CF2400A1513FC1112CF" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis Catus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="E0D68184843AE4DB53664D51B33BBFAB" authorityName="Erxleben" authorityYear="1777" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="domestica">
<emphasis id="112FCA976EEF3E2053BAE394D6834CF7" italics="true" pageNumber="536">domestica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Opinion 465 of the
<bibRefCitation id="2DD143F2FA6CD8817A9E1978D239D0E8" author="International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature" refId="ref166991" refString="International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1957 f. Opinion 465. Validation under the plenary powers of the specific name &quot; silvestris &quot; Schreber [1777] as published in the combination &quot; Felis (Catus) silvestris &quot;, for the European wild cat (Class Mammalia). Opinions and Declarations Rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 16: 43 - 52." year="1957">
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1957
<emphasis id="ADF8791DA9D086A1094F9FE904600D5B" italics="true" pageNumber="536">f</emphasis>
)
</bibRefCitation>
declared
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<emphasis id="A017B792EFAD40B7C60AC4CC7E953EFF" italics="true" pageNumber="536">silvestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as the specific name for the European wild cat (with the understanding that
<taxonomicName id="D38340A36BBD2C53A09FD3F7F5195C5A" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="catus">
<emphasis id="BEF5E5D297E0AEEDB027B9FD6C7A3926" italics="true" pageNumber="536">F. catus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="D93F0A36530E975C3D1B1F514AA30EEA" italics="true" pageNumber="536">F. silvestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are usually considered conspecific). Revised by Ragni and
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, who included
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<emphasis id="339BB07B8C1C93A9BD48D5A30BDFC697" italics="true" pageNumber="536">lybica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and by
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, who included
<emphasis id="22BBCC2E7527F82A6F24EDBF3C9D48F6" italics="true" pageNumber="536">chutuchta</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="B808FD3DCAD7CA01300ADC83373D01CB" italics="true" pageNumber="536">lybica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<emphasis id="880F00AB82B9B914B51732C4060C3C37" italics="true" pageNumber="536">vellerosa</emphasis>
. However,
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revision considered
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<emphasis id="6A63AA7BCB85F82352DC9EC2A5F03EC8" italics="true" pageNumber="536">catus</emphasis>
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as separate and placed
<emphasis id="B2B08153005D1A7ABEBD2C3BFB050C55" italics="true" pageNumber="536">chutuchta</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="CB1FF7697284D3F2E1458F54EEA67806" italics="true" pageNumber="536">vellerosa</emphasis>
in
<taxonomicName id="45A874AE092201ECE8FB46B0CD2F4A8A" authorityName="Milne-Edwards" authorityYear="1892" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bieti">
<emphasis id="484F47B537169545C4D6C600DCB8EC1A" italics="true" pageNumber="536">bieti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and they probably should be considered
<emphasis id="8785318F78B583DBE865828AAC1CDC48" italics="true" pageNumber="536">incertae sedis</emphasis>
. Does not include
<taxonomicName id="C176749C850AB01A1A6A0C9FCBFE7AD4" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="catus">
<emphasis id="A7DC281F274339A6C23EA173ACA65DD8" italics="true" pageNumber="536">F. catus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(worldwide), which was domesticated from this species (
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Corbet, 1978
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).
<bibRefCitation id="7503713CDFBCDA12DC00F756FD187B3E" author="Ellerman, J. R. &amp; T. C. S. Morrison-Scott" refId="ref93180" refString="Ellerman, J. R., and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott. 1951. Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 810 pp." year="1951">Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951)</bibRefCitation>
argued that
<taxonomicName id="DF61533ADA3D1F21535497693639F6CC" authority="Forster (1780)" authorityName="Forster" authorityYear="1780" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lybica">
<emphasis id="3E5E42F963006B5E7D1346AFF97D96A2" italics="true" pageNumber="536">lybica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="3550162CBA0572C77BDAFC5B7DC22A19" author="Forster, G." refId="ref107375" refString="Forster, G. 1780. Herrn von Buffon's Naturgeschichte der vierfussigen Thiere. Mit vermehrungen, aus dem franzosischen ubersetzt [vol. 6 in the 23 vol. work of Buffon's 1772 - 1801]. J. Pauli, Berlin, vol. 6 [publ. in 1780]." year="1780">Forster (1780)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, was a
<emphasis id="67B39522A3F2C7A411E5178F422BECC3" italics="true" pageNumber="536">lapsus</emphasis>
for
<taxonomicName id="A01CF1DEFB3AE387CEE9D840E76948DA" baseAuthorityName="Hemprich and Ehrenberg" baseAuthorityYear="1833" class="Mammalia" family="Mustelidae" genus="Ictonyx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="libyca">
<emphasis id="EC7DB18870DA889F68E0547856936159" italics="true" pageNumber="536">libyca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; however, there is no clear internal evidence that the name was misspelled (
<bibRefCitation id="B8CFCF47B3C54CC427B789E81135B22C" author="Meester, J. A. J. &amp; I. L. Rautenbach &amp; N. J. Dippenaar &amp; C. M. Baker" refId="ref236076" refString="Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Museum Monograph, 5: 1 - 359." year="1986">Meester et al., 1986</bibRefCitation>
).
<bibRefCitation id="AE1F6F58352AC6A24995FD3F526FD886" author="Rosevear, D. R." refId="ref310320" refString="Rosevear, D. R. 1974. The carnivores of West Africa. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 723: 1 - 548." year="1974">Rosevear (1974)</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="8DDDFC7DB02818CC2E252105F6ED60A9" author="Ansell, W. F. H." refId="ref11178" refString="Ansell, W. F. H. 1978. The mammals of Zambia. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Chilanga, 126 pp." year="1978">Ansell (1978)</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="2ED2B05E23A14D725ECEE78F2EFA78CE" author="Smithers, R. H. N." refId="ref331906" refString="Smithers, R. H. N. 1983. The mammals of the Southern African Subregion. University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 736 pp." year="1983">Smithers (1983)</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="36D690B2BA7F4C481FC815807FD38C29" author="Meester, J. A. J. &amp; I. L. Rautenbach &amp; N. J. Dippenaar &amp; C. M. Baker" refId="ref236076" refString="Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Museum Monograph, 5: 1 - 359." year="1986">Meester et al. (1986)</bibRefCitation>
, and
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retained
<taxonomicName id="DED74C3452400C8CB2A02FD240F372B5" authorityName="Forster" authorityYear="1780" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lybica">
<emphasis id="88BDC0545C9FE351F245FE7AF5789342" italics="true" pageNumber="536">lybica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as separate from
<taxonomicName id="B1DC0BE808F207CE5E1C54621A152236" authorityName="Schreber" authorityYear="1777" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="silvestris">
<emphasis id="35DE332B97F6487EAACFC3DAEF0D1E8C" italics="true" pageNumber="536">silvestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<bibRefCitation id="ED438063EDEFDEEC599D38A235F4CDD0" author="Hemmer, H." refId="ref146820" refString="Hemmer, H. 1978. The evolutionary systematics of living Felidae: Present status and current problems. Carnivore, 1 (1): 71 - 79." year="1978">Hemmer (1978)</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="4EC7A19F87607F9FC855C65B9E01D373" author="Collier, G. E. &amp; S. J. O'Brien" refId="ref64385" refString="Collier, G. E., and S. J. O'Brien. 1985. A molecular phylogeny of the Felidae: Immunological distance. Evolution, 39: 473 - 487." year="1985">Collier and O'Brien (1985)</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="A6A43158A3BD36E03C1E6E36B3DBD374" author="Salles, L. O." refId="ref315276" refString="Salles, L. O. 1992. Felid phylogenetics: Extant taxa and skull morphology (Felidae, Aeluroidea). American Museum Novitates, 3047: 1 - 67." year="1992">Salles (1992)</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="90B3D25CCA21F24FC8B0FA1A2BEDEE02" author="Johnson, W. E. &amp; S. J. O'Brien" refId="ref174786" refString="Johnson, W. E., and S. J. O'Brien. 1997. Phylogenetic reconstruction of the Felidae using 16 S rRNA and NADH- 5 mitochondrial genes. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 44 (Suppl. 1): S 98 - S 116." year="1997">Johnson and O'Brien (1997)</bibRefCitation>
and
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Essop et al. (1997
<emphasis id="9CE838013C42A2D7B1F9CEC0456E5053" italics="true" pageNumber="536">b</emphasis>
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supported the inclusion of
<taxonomicName id="7BB5823FB77CF51A2F538B56D438C33D" authorityName="Schreber" authorityYear="1777" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="silvestris">
<emphasis id="333AE00C3693DDFDC8D9947E659EBE2F" italics="true" pageNumber="536">silvestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BEBC7729D405C42DAB1AA48BBE296F39" authorityName="Forster" authorityYear="1780" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lybica">
<emphasis id="BCF3CD8A4120C20DD3BDB8AE2B8F8E7D" italics="true" pageNumber="536">lybica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and the domestic cat (
<taxonomicName id="0613A902C2BCD1F4DD36601CEFF125AD" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="catus">
<emphasis id="8041263D03F42CA8CD0076B371F8D020" italics="true" pageNumber="536">catus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), however
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considered
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<emphasis id="CD409BC8278C15C833C50B6E84FAB999" italics="true" pageNumber="536">silvestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
closer to
<taxonomicName id="1B9DE91D915BE389979CB71CB0E55453" authorityName="Loche" authorityYear="1858" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="margarita">
<emphasis id="9E369657DEAE9BC0E58D4829ECD60888" italics="true" pageNumber="536">margarita</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and consider
<taxonomicName id="1E7E094038E6A60707C64383904C58A9" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="catus">
<emphasis id="FC2FF1402EC387367DD7CEFFAC3003F7" italics="true" pageNumber="536">catus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as sister group to
<taxonomicName id="AA62F8ED1FB527E989EC9EFA4F9CC876" authorityName="Forster" authorityYear="1780" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lybica">
<emphasis id="845E448008585504CB4778603BAFD507" italics="true" pageNumber="536">lybica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Placed in
<taxonomicName id="DEEBC35BE17B9E15B33052D91438DF36" baseAuthorityName="Bouche" baseAuthorityYear="1835" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Felis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" phylum="Chordata" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Felis">
<emphasis id="E2CA694613B6D946A5EF085B42F002D7" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="5721C2EEEFA1FC0476C3A9D24D0EDFBE" italics="true" pageNumber="536">Felis</emphasis>
)
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="2C310259FEF62D11DB9E654269ECA0FC" author="McKenna, M. C. &amp; S. K. Bell" refId="ref233772" refString="McKenna, M. C., and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of mammals above the species level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp." year="1997">McKenna and Bell (1997)</bibRefCitation>
. Subspecies allocated according to
<bibRefCitation id="25877752B4646CC8184ACFE5D6317649" author="Pocock, R. I." refId="ref290850" refString="Pocock, R. I. 1951. Catalogue of the genus Felis. British Museum (Natural History), London, 190 pp." year="1951">Pocock (1951)</bibRefCitation>
, Ellerman et al. (1953),
<bibRefCitation id="300B319C40169FDB74F146046F871205" author="Smithers, R. H. N." refId="ref331875" refString="Smithers, R. H. N. 1971. The mammals of Botswana. Museum Memoir, National Museums of Rhodesia, Salisbury, 4: 1 - 340." year="1971">Smithers (1971)</bibRefCitation>
, and Kitchener (pers. comm.).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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