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Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Die Säugethiere vol.3 16 p.pl. 110[1776]; see als text 3(24):413, 587[1777]

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Felidae
genus
Caracal
species
Caracal caracal

Name

Synonyms
Felis caracal Schreber, 1776
Lynx caracal (Schreber, 1776)
Homonyms
Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776)
Common names
Aavikkoilves in Finnish
African Caracal in English
African Lynx in English
Anaq al ardh in Arabic
Asian Caracal in English
Caracal in French
Caracal in English
Caracal in English
Caracal in French
Caracal in Spanish
Caracal in English
Caracal in Spanish
Caracal in English
Caracal in Spanish
Caracal in English
Caracal in French
Caracal in English
Caracal in English
Caracal in English
Caracal Cat in English
Caracal Lynx in English
Caracal Lynx in English
Caracal o Lince caracal in Spanish
Desert Lynx in English
Gazelle Cat in English
Indabushe in Swati
Ingqawa in Xhosa
Inthwana in Xhosa
Karacal in German
Karacal in German
Karakal in German
Karakal in German
Karakal / Каракал in language.
Karakalas in Lithuanian
Karakalo in Esperanto
Karakulak in Turkish
Limange la daka in Venda
Lince del deserto in Italian
Lynx du désert in French
Nandzana in Tsonga
Ndabushe in Zulu
Red Cat in English
Red Lynx in English
Red Lynx in English
Rooikat in Afrikaans
Rys karakal in Slovak
Râs al stepelor in Romanian
Râs de deșert in Romanian
Râs de pustiu in Romanian
Thwane in Tswana

Bibliographic References

  1. Kitchener, A. C., C. Breitenmoser-Würsten, E. Eizirik, A. Gentry, L. Werdelin, A. Wilting, et al., 2017: A revised taxonomy of the Felidae. The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. Cat News Special Issue, vol. 11. 1-80.
  2. Sunquist, M. E. and F. C. Sunquist / Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds., 2009: Family Felidae (Cats). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1: Carnivores. 54-169.
  3. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  5. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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