Felis

Felis Linnaeus, 1758

Felis Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (10)1: 41; TS: Felis catus Linnaeus

Felis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777 CEU, SEU - Asia Minor - N.India - W.China, Africa. See [maps] Villikotikissa Wild Cat Kissa
- Felis catus Ã silvestris; [iNaturalist]
- Felis silvestris foxi; [CoL]
- Felis silvestris griselda; [CoL]
- Felis silvestris haussa; [CoL]
- Felis silvestris lybica; [CoL]
- Felis silvestris mellandi; [CoL]
- Felis silvestris rubida; [CoL]
- Felis silvestris ugandae; [CoL]
- Felis silvestris; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Probable ancestor of dometic cat, Felis catus
- F. s. silvestris Europe (mainland), Scotland
  - euxina; (Rumania)
  - ferox
  - ferus
  - grampia; (Scotland)
  - morea; (Greece)
  - molisana; (Italy)
  - tartessia; (SW.Spain)
  - Felis silvestris grampia; [CoL]
  - Felis silvestris silvestris; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- F. s. jordansi Schwarz, 1930 Majorca, Balearic Islands?
  - Felis silvestris jordansi; [CoL]
- F. s. reyi Lavauden, 1929 Corsica
  - Felis silvestris reyi; [CoL]
- F. s. cretensis Haltenorth, 1953 Crete
  - Felis silvestris cretensis Haltenorth, 1953; ; TL: Kanea, Crete
  - Felis silvestris cretensis; [CoL]
- F. s. caucasica Satunin, 1905 Caucasus, Asia Minor
  - trapezia
  - Felis silvestris caucasica; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- F. s. tristrami Pocock, 1944 Palestine
  - syriaca Tristram
  - maniculata Yerbury & Thomas; (Aden)
  - Felis silvestris tristrami; [CoL]
- F. s. iraki Cheesman, 1921 Kuwait, Iraq
  - Felis silvestris iraki; [CoL]
- F. s. gordoni Harrison, 1968 Oman, Arabia
  - Felis silvestris gordoni Harrison, 1968; The mammals of Arabia, 2:; TL: Wadi Suwera, 6 miles west of Sohar, Batinah coast of Oman
  - Felis silvestris gordoni; [CoL]
- F. s. caudata Gray, 1874 Turkestan
  - silvestris caudata Gray, 1874; ; TL: Ferghana
  - griseoflava
  - issikulensis
  - kozlovi; (E. Tien Shan)
  - longipilis Zukovsky
  - maimanah; (Afghanistan)
  - ?matschiei; (SE. of Caspian Sea)
  - murgabensis
  - schnitnikovi
  - Felis chaus maimanah; [CoL]
  - Felis silvestris caudata; [CoL]
- F. s. ornata Gray, 1832 Iraq?, Iran - India
  - ?nesterovi; (S.Iraq)
  - servalina
  - torquata
  - Felis lybica ornata; [iNaturalist]
  - Felis silvestris nesterovi; [CoL]
  - Felis silvestris ornata; [CoL]
- F. s. chutuchta Birula, 1917 S.Mongolia
  - Felis silvestris chutuchta; [CoL]
- F. s. vellerosa Pocock, 1943 Borders of Ordos, NE.Shensi
  - Felis silvestris vellerosa; [CoL]
- F. s. libyca Forster, 1780 N.Africa, ?Sardinia, Sicily
  - silvestris libyca Forster, 1780; ; TL: Tunis
  - lybiensis
  - ?bubastis; (sacred cat of ancient Egypt)
  - cyrenarum; (Libya)
  - mauritana; (Morocco)
  - mediterranea
  - ?sarda; (Sardinia)
  - torquata
- F. s. ocreata Gmelin, 1791 Ethiopia
  - Felis silvestris ocreata; [CoL]
- F. s. cafra Desmarest, 1822 S.Africa
  - Felis lybica cafra; [iNaturalist]
  - Felis silvestris cafra; [CoL]
Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Domestic Cat
- Felis catus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Felis bieti Milne-Edwards, 1892 Szechuan - S.Mongolia. See [maps] Chinese Desert Cat
- Felis bieti Milne-Edwards, 1892; ; TL: Vicinity of Tongola and Tatsienlu, Szechuan, China
- pallida; (Kansu)
- subpallida
- Felis bieti; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Possibly should be included into F. silvestris.
Felis chaus Güldenstaedt, 1776 Egypt - Iraq - Volga delta, Aral Sea, Chinese Turkestan, India - Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka. See [maps] Jungle Cat
- typica
- affinis; (N. India)
- catolonyx
- chrysomleanotis
- erythrotus
- fulvidina
- furax; (Palestine)
- jacquemontii
- kelaarti; (Sri Lanka)
- kutas; (Bengali)
- nilotica; (Egypt)
- prateri; (Sind)
- rüppelii Brandt
- Felis chaus affinis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Felis chaus chaus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Felis chaus fulvidina; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Felis chaus furax; [CoL]
- Felis chaus kelaarti; [CoL]
- Felis chaus kutas; [CoL]
- Felis chaus nilotica; [CoL]
- Felis chaus prateri; [CoL]
- Felis chaus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- F. c. oxiana Heptner, 1969
  - Felis chaus oxiana Heptner, 1969; ; TL: Tigrovoya Balka Reserve, lower Vakhsh R. (tributary of Amu Darya), Russian Turkestan
  - Felis chaus oxiana; [CoL]
Felis margarita Loche, 1858 Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Niger, Sinai, Arabia, N.Iran, Turkestan, Baluchistan. See [maps] Sand Cat
- Felis margarita Loche, 1858; ; TL: Near Negonça, Algeria
- Felis margarita; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- F. m. margarita African part of the range
  - marginata
  - marguerittei
  - meinertzhageni
  - Felis margarita airensis Pocock, 1938; ; TL: In-Abbangarit, west of Air, Niger
  - Felis margarita airensis; [CoL]
  - Felis margarita margarita; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Felis margarita meinertzhageni; [CoL]
- F. m. thinobia (Ognev, 1926) Turkestan
  - Felis margarita thinobia; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- F. m. scheffeli Hemmer, 1974 Pakistan
  - Felis margarita scheffeli Hemmer, 1974; Senckenberg. biol. 55:; TL: Nushki Desert, Pakistan
  - Felis margarita scheffeli; [CoL]
- F. m. harrisoni Hemmer, Grubb & Groves, 1976 Oman
  - Felis margarita harrisoni Hemmer, Grubb & Groves, 1976; Säugetierk. 41:; TL: Northern edge of Umm as Samin, Oman, 21°55'N, 55°50'E
  - Felis margarita harrisoni; [CoL]

Unmatched external taxa

Felis catus Ã lybica; [iNaturalist]
Felis lybica; [iNaturalist]
Felis lybica lybica; [iNaturalist]
Felis manul manul; [CoL]
Felis manul ferruginea; [CoL]
Felis manul nigripecta; [CoL]
Felis nigripes nigripes; [CoL]
Felis nigripes; [CoL]
Felis nigripes thomasi; [CoL]
Felis nigripes; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Hemmer, 1974
Felis margarita scheffeli, eine neue Sandkatzen-Unterart aus der Nushki-Wuste, Pakistan Senckenberg. biol. 55: 29-34
Hemmer, Grubb & Groves, 1976
Noes on the sand cat, Felis margarita Säugetierk. 41: 286-303

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