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''Pardofelis'' is a genus of the cat family Felidae.〔Pocock, R. I. (1917). (''The classification of existing Felidae'' ). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; zoology, botany, and geology, 8th ser. vol. 20 no. 119: 329–350.〕 This genus is defined as including one species native to Southeast Asia: the Marbled cat. Two other species, formerly classified to this genus, now belong to the genus ''Catopuma''. The word ''pardofelis'' is composed of the Latin words ''pardus'' pard, and ''felis'' cat in allusion to the spots of the type species, the Marbled cat.〔Palmer, T. S.; Merriam, C. H. (1904). (''Index generum mammalium : a list of the genera and families of mammals'' ). Government Printing Office, Washington.〕 ==Taxonomic history== ''Pardofelis'' was first proposed by the Russian explorer and naturalist Nikolai Severtzov in 1858 as generic name comprising a single felid species occurring in tropical Asia, the marbled cat ''Pardofelis marmorata''.〔Severtzow, M. N. (1858). (''Notice sur la classification multisériale des Carnivores, spécialement des Félidés, et les études de zoologie générale qui s'y rattachent'' ). Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée 2e Série, T. X Séptembre 1858: 385–396.〕 The British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock recognized the taxonomic classification of ''Pardofelis'' in 1917 as comprising not only the marbled cat but also the Borneo bay cat ''Pardofelis badia'', because of similarities in the shape of their skulls.〔 In 1939, he described ''Pardofelis marmorata'' on the basis of skins and skulls which originated in Java, Sumatra, Darjeeling and Sikkim.〔Pocock, R. I. (1939). (''The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma.'' Mammalia. – Volume 1. ) Taylor and Francis, London.〕 Until 2006, the classification of ''Pardofelis'' as a monotypic genus was widely accepted. Genetic analysis carried out at the turn of the century revealed a close genetic relationship with the Borneo bay cat ''Pardofelis badia'' and the Asian golden cat ''Pardofelis temminckii''. All of them diverged from the other felids about 9.4 million years ago, and have therefore been proposed to be placed in the genus ''Pardofelis''.〔 This taxonomic re-classification has meanwhile been accepted by members of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group. The relationship between this branch and others on the feline family tree has also become clearer. ''Pardofelis'' species do not stem from the ''Pantherinae'' subfamily but belong to the other main branch of mostly smaller cat species, the ''Felinae''. They share a more recent common ancestor with servals, caracals, and African golden cats than with any other existing cat genus.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pardofelis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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