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| name = South Asian jungle cat |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Mammal]]ia |
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| ordo = [[Carnivora]] |
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| familia = [[Felidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Felis]]'' |
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| species = ''[[Jungle cat|F. chaus]]'' |
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| subspecies = '''''F. c. prateri''''' |
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| trinomial = ''Felis chaus prateri'' |
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| trinomial_authority = [[Reginald Innes Pocock|Pocock]], 1939 |
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'''''Felis chaus prateri''''' was considered a [[jungle cat]] [[subspecies]].<ref name=ems1966>Ellerman, J. R. and Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. (1966). [https://archive.org/stream/checklistofindia00elle#page/306/mode/2up ''Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946'']. Second edition. British Museum of Natural History, London. Pp. 306–307.</ref> |
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In the 1930s, Pocock reviewed the [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]]’s jungle cat skins and skulls from [[British India]] and adjacent countries. Based mainly on differences in fur length and colour he newly described six larger skins from [[Sind Province (1936–1955)|Sind]] under the [[Trinomial nomenclature|trinomen]] ''Felis chaus prateri''.<ref name= Pocock1939>Pocock, R. I. (1939). [https://archive.org/stream/PocockMammalia1/pocock1#page/n365/mode/2up ''The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. – Volume 1'']. Taylor and Francis Ltd., London. Pages 290–305.</ref> |
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It inhabits wetlands in areas with [[arid climate]]s, and lives under dense and wet jungle cover. It is mostly sighted alone, but spotted in pairs as well. During the day it hunts for food, and rests at night. It feeds on rodents such as ''[[Nesokia]]'' and ''[[Tatera]]'', as well as [[fish]] from the [[Indus River]].<ref name=JMam>{{cite journal |author1=Taber, R. D. |author2=Sheri, Ah. N. |author3=Ahmad, M. S. | title = Mammals of the Lyallpur Region, West Pakistan |journal = Journal of Mammalogy |volume = 48 |issue = 3 | year = 1967| pages = 392–407| doi = 10.2307/1377772 | jstor = 1377772 | publisher = American Society of Mammalogists}}</ref> |
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Since 2017, it is considered a [[Synonym (taxonomy)|synonym]] of [[Felis chaus chaus|''F. c. chaus'']].<ref name=catsg>{{cite journal |authors=Kitchener, A. C., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Eizirik, E., Gentry, A., Werdelin, L., Wilting A., Yamaguchi, N., Abramov, A. V., Christiansen, P., Driscoll, C., Duckworth, J. W., Johnson, W., Luo, S.-J., Meijaard, E., O’Donoghue, P., Sanderson, J., Seymour, K., Bruford, M., Groves, C., Hoffmann, M., Nowell, K., Timmons, Z. & Tobe, S. |year=2017 |title=A revised taxonomy of the Felidae: The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group |journal=Cat News |volume=Special Issue 11 |url=http://www.catsg.org/fileadmin/filesharing/5.Cat_News/5.3._Special_Issues/5.3.10._SI_11/CN_Special_Issue_11_Revised_taxonomy_of_the_Felidae.pdf}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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* [http://lynx.uio.no/lynx/catsgportal/cat-website/catfolk/chaus01.htm Cat Specialist Group Species Accounts: Jungle Cat (''Felis chaus'')] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Felis Chaus Prateri}} |
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[[Category:Jungle cat subspecies]] |
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[[Category:Mammals described in 1939]] |
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[[Category:Mammals of India]] |
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[[Category:Mammals of Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of Pakistan]] |
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