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| Felis chaus affinis Gray, 1830
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Felis chaus affinis is a subspecies of the jungle cat that inhabits the Himalayan region ranging from Kashmir and Nepal to Sikkim and Yunnan.[1]
Thomas Hardwicke’s collection of illustrations of Indian wildlife comprises the first drawing of a North Indian jungle cat named the "Allied cat" Felis affinis by John Edward Gray in 1830.[2]
References
- ^ Ellerman, J. R. and Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. (1966). Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946. Second edition. British Museum of Natural History, London. Pp. 306–307.
- ^ Gray, J. E. (1830-1832) Illustrations of Indian Zoology; chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke. Vol. 1. Treuttel, Wurtz, Treuttel, jun. and Richter, London, Paris, Strasbourg.
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