Kingdom Animalia Order Carnivora Genus Felis Higher classification Jungle cat | Phylum Chordata Family Felidae Scientific name Felis chaus furax Rank Subspecies | |
Similar Felis chaus kutas, Jungle cat, Felis, Felidae, Mammal | ||
Felis chaus furax is a subspecies of the jungle cat.
In 1898, the British zoologist William Edward de Winton examined the collection of jungle cat skins in the Natural History Museum and revised taxonomic assessments of the jungle cat group. A single skin collected near Jericho in 1864 prompted him to describe the new subspecies Felis chaus furax as this skin was smaller than other Egyptian jungle cat skins.
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