Caracal caracal

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Caracal caracal

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Feliformia
Familia: Felidae
Subfamilia: Felinae
Genus: Caracal
Species: Caracal caracal
Subspecies: C. c. algira - C. c. caracal - C. c. damarensis - C. c. limpopoensis - C. c. lucani - C. c. michaelis - C. c. nubicus - C. c. poecilictis - C. c. schmitzi

[edit] Name

Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776)

Type locality: "Vorgebirge der guten Hofnung", restricted by J. A. Allen

[edit] Synonyms

• Felis caracal Schreber, 1776
• Lynx caracal (Schreber, 1776)

[edit] References

• Caracal caracal on Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Caracal caracal Report on ITIS
• IUCN link: Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776) (Least Concern)

[edit] Vernacular names

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