Kingdom Animalia Order Carnivora Genus Felis Higher classification Jungle cat | Phylum Chordata Family Felidae Scientific name Felis chaus kutas Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Jungle cat, Felis, Felidae, Mammal, Carnivores | ||
Felis chaus kutas is a subspecies of the jungle cat that ranges from Bengal westwards to Kutch.
In 1832, a stuffed cat was presented at a meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal that had been caught in the jungles of Midnapore in West Bengal. Pearson who donated the specimen described it as different in colour from Felis chaus and proposed the name Felis kutas.
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