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Cat Name
Serval
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Least Concern
Population Stable
Closest Relatives
African Golden Cat
Caracal
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Leptailurus
Species: Leptailurus serval
Subspecies
Leptailurus serval beirae
Leptailurus serval brachyurus
Leptailurus serval constantinus
Leptailurus serval faradjius
Leptailurus serval ferrarii
Leptailurus serval hamiltoni
Leptailurus serval hindei
Leptailurus serval kempi
Leptailurus serval kivuensis
Leptailurus serval lipostictus
Leptailurus serval lonnbergi
Leptailurus serval mababiensis
Leptailurus serval pantastictus
Leptailurus serval phillipsi
Leptailurus serval pococki
Leptailurus serval robertsi
Leptailurus serval serval
Leptailurus serval togoensis
Leptailurus serval brachyurus
Leptailurus serval constantinus
Leptailurus serval faradjius
Leptailurus serval ferrarii
Leptailurus serval hamiltoni
Leptailurus serval hindei
Leptailurus serval kempi
Leptailurus serval kivuensis
Leptailurus serval lipostictus
Leptailurus serval lonnbergi
Leptailurus serval mababiensis
Leptailurus serval pantastictus
Leptailurus serval phillipsi
Leptailurus serval pococki
Leptailurus serval robertsi
Leptailurus serval serval
Leptailurus serval togoensis
Former/Disputed Classifications
Caracal serval
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System