Living Beings
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Species · Prionailurus
Fishing Cat
Prionailurus viverrinus
The fishing cat is a sturdy wetland-associated felid. Its name reflects an important part of its diet, but it should not be …
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Classification in context
Lineage
- LifeLife
- DomainEukaryota
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyFelidae
- GenusPrionailurus
Advanced classification
Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.
- cellular organisms cellular root
- Eukaryota domain
- Opisthokonta clade
- Metazoa kingdom
- Eumetazoa clade
- Bilateria clade
- Deuterostomia clade
- Chordata phylum
- Craniata subphylum
- Vertebrata clade
- Gnathostomata clade
- Teleostomi clade
- Euteleostomi clade
- Sarcopterygii superclass
- Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
- Tetrapoda clade
- Amniota clade
- Mammalia class
- Theria clade
- Eutheria clade
- Boreoeutheria clade
- Laurasiatheria superorder
- Carnivora order
- Feliformia suborder
- Felidae family
- Felinae subfamily
- Prionailurus genus
NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗
Records in this collection
Principal members
4 published profiles in this branch.
Living species · MDD v2.5 · 28 July 2026
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5 living species in 1 genera in this dated checklist; 4 have public profiles here.
The main tree follows NCBI. MDD can recognize different species boundaries or spellings; these differences are shown below. A taxonomy record is not a completed natural-history article.
Prionailurus 5 species
- Prionailurus bengalensisMainland Leopard CatPublic profileMDD source ↗
- Prionailurus javanensisSunda Leopard CatDifferent taxonomic treatment
Not mapped to an exact accepted NCBI species in this import.
MDD source ↗ - Prionailurus planicepsFlat-headed CatPublic profileMDD source ↗
- Prionailurus rubiginosusRusty-spotted CatPublic profileMDD source ↗
- Prionailurus viverrinusFishing CatPublic profileMDD source ↗
Checklist attribution: Mammal Diversity Database (2026), version 2.5. American Society of Mammalogists. Only living species are included; subspecies and extinct species are outside this checklist.
Within this taxon
Published profiles
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Species · Prionailurus
Flat-headed Cat
Prionailurus planiceps
The flat-headed cat is a small Southeast Asian felid associated with freshwater environments. Its unusual head shape and wetland feeding ecology set …
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Species · Prionailurus
Leopard Cat
Prionailurus bengalensis
The leopard cat is a small Asian felid, not a miniature leopard in the genus Panthera. It uses a range of wooded …
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Species · Prionailurus
Rusty-spotted Cat
Prionailurus rubiginosus
The rusty-spotted cat is a very small South Asian felid. It can be difficult to observe, and its small size should not …
