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Asian Small Cats
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Asian Small Cats

Prionailurus

Prionailurus is a genus of spotted, small wild cats native to Asia. Forests are their preferred habitat; they feed on small mammals, reptiles and birds, some also on aquatic wildlife.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Mainland Leopard Cat

speciesPrionailurus bengalensis

Sunda Leopard Cat

speciesPrionailurus javanensis

Fishing Cat

speciesPrionailurus viverrinus

Rusty-spotted Cat

speciesPrionailurus rubiginosus

Flat-headed Cat

speciesPrionailurus planiceps

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41945.