Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
           Subfamily Felinae Batsch, 1788
             Genus Prionailurus Severtzov, 1858
               Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr, 1792) - leopard cat
                 Prionailurus bengalensis horsfieldii (Gray, 1842)